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Using Food Stamps to Improve Nutrient Intake

Year: 2003

Type: preprint

Abstract: The current Food Stamp Program uses fixed benefit payments that do not provide incentives for participants to improve their nutrient intake. This paper examines an alternative contract using a transfer that increases with expenditures on high nutrient foods as a way to increase nutrient intake among food stamp participants.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.21967

Authors: You, Wen, Mitchell, Paul D., Nayga, Rodolfo M.

Institution: Texas A&M University

Language: English

Topic: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, No poverty

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2150357559

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