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The Effect of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Food and Nonfood Spending Among Low-Income Households

Year: 2014

Type: preprint

Abstract: The main goal of this was to examine the impact of the SNAP program on the allocation of food and nonfood spending expenditures across six subgroups: food, utilities, apparel, transportation, medical care, and other nonfood spending. The empirical analysis is conducted using a consumer demand approach instead of the traditional Engel curve approach used to evaluate the effect of SNAP participation on household spending. Endogeneity and measurement error of the SNAP participation variable and endogeneity of total expenditures are accounted for with the use of specialized econometric procedures.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.170650

Authors: Carpio, Carlos E., Boonsaeng, Tullaya, Chen, Zhen, Okrent, Abigail

Language: English

Topic: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

OpenAlex ID: W2288643637

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