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Ben Crost
Ben Crost is an Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Calgary. Most of his research is in the field of Development economics, with a particular focus on understanding the causes of civil conflict. He earned his Ph.D in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California Berkeley.
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The wide-ranging benefits of India’s Public Distribution System
India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) is the world’s largest food transfer programme and India’s most far-reaching social safety net, accounting for 60% of the country’s social assistance budget at one time. This article shows that the expansion of the PDS, following the National Food Security Act, prevented approximately 1.8 million children from being stunted, while also raising wage incomes and improving dietary diversity.
