Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food insecurity among families with children
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منابع مشابه
How much does the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program alleviate food insecurity? Evidence from recent programme leavers.
OBJECTIVE To estimate the effect of the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on the food security (consistent access to adequate food) of recipients, net of the effect of the self-selection of more food-needy households into the programme. DESIGN The food security of current SNAP recipients and recent leavers is compared in cross-sectional survey data, adjusting for economic an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Policy Modeling
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0161-8938
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2016.05.003