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The Monthly Food Stamp Cycle: Shopping Frequency and Food Intake Decisions in an Endogenous Switching Regression Framework

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: Mean food spending by food stamp households peaks sharply in the first three days after benefits are received. For those who conduct major grocery shopping trips only once per month (42% of all food stamp households), mean food energy intake drops significantly by the fourth week of the month. For the remaining households, intake remains steady over the course of the month. These patterns motivate an empirical model that simultaneously accounts for the shopping frequency and food intake decisions over time. Results have implications for policies that may affect the frequency of grocery shopping by food stamp households.

Source: American Journal of Agricultural Economics

DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00016

Authors: Parke E. Wilde, Christine K. Ranney

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture, Cornell University

Language: English

Topic: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Economic Research Service