Abstract
[Dengan menggunakan data Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) periode
tahun 2000 dan 2007, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak dari
program subsidi beras untuk orang miskin (Raskin) terhadap kesehatan anak
Indonesia. Indikator kesehatan yang menjadi fokus dalam penelitian ini adalah
tinggi dan berat badan anak yang telah dinormalisasi dengan umur masing-masing
anak, atau dikenal dengan istilah height-for-age dan weight-for-age. Sebagai
kontrol variable, penelitian ini juga menggunakan karakteristik anak, orang tua dan
rumah tangga. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah program Raskin berpengaruh positif
terhadap tinggi badan anak yang berasal dari keluarga penerima Raskin. Akan
tetapi, penelitian ini tidak menemukan cukup bukti tentang manfaat program Raskin
terhadap berat badan anak. Hasil penting lainnya dari penelitian ini adalah, dalam
jangka panjang, status gizi anak yang berasal dari keluarga penerima Raskin tidak
berbeda dengan mereka yang tidak menerima Raskin. Penelitian ini menemukan
bahwa manfaat dari program Raskin yang diberikan di masa lampau, tidak lagi
berpengaruh pada kesehatan anak setelah tujuh tahun kemudian;Using two waves of Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) collected in 2000
and 2007, this paper examines the impact of the Indonesian food subsidies (Raskin)
program in improving child health. In this paper, the health status of children is
indicated by standardized height (height-for-age) and weight (weight-for-age)
anthropometric measures (called as Z-score). As control variables, this study also
uses children, parents and households characteristics. The finding of this study is
that the Raskin program positively affects height of children living in eligible
households. On the other hand, there is not enough econometric evidence about the
impact of the Raskin program on child weight. Another important evidence found
by this study is that the nutritional status of children with and without the Raskin
program is not different in the long term. It has been found that the Raskin program
in the past has no impact on child health seven years later.;Using two waves of Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) collected in 2000
and 2007, this paper examines the impact of the Indonesian food subsidies (Raskin)
program in improving child health. In this paper, the health status of children is
indicated by standardized height (height-for-age) and weight (weight-for-age)
anthropometric measures (called as Z-score). As control variables, this study also
uses children, parents and households characteristics. The finding of this study is
that the Raskin program positively affects height of children living in eligible
households. On the other hand, there is not enough econometric evidence about the
impact of the Raskin program on child weight. Another important evidence found
by this study is that the nutritional status of children with and without the Raskin
program is not different in the long term. It has been found that the Raskin program
in the past has no impact on child health seven years later., Using two waves of Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) collected in 2000
and 2007, this paper examines the impact of the Indonesian food subsidies (Raskin)
program in improving child health. In this paper, the health status of children is
indicated by standardized height (height-for-age) and weight (weight-for-age)
anthropometric measures (called as Z-score). As control variables, this study also
uses children, parents and households characteristics. The finding of this study is
that the Raskin program positively affects height of children living in eligible
households. On the other hand, there is not enough econometric evidence about the
impact of the Raskin program on child weight. Another important evidence found
by this study is that the nutritional status of children with and without the Raskin
program is not different in the long term. It has been found that the Raskin program
in the past has no impact on child health seven years later.]
