Silvio Daidone has been an Econometrician at FAO since 2012. He was Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Economics at University of York, UK. He holds a PhD in Econometrics and Empirical Economics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata. He is specialized in impact evaluation, productivity and efficiency analysis. He has significant experience in the design and analysis of impact evaluations of social protection programs and rural development interventions. As part of the Transfer Project, Silvio studied how cash transfers affect livelihoods of beneficiary households, their productive activities, labour allocation, risk management, and food security and nutrition.