How Much Does the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reduce Food Insecurity?

被引：248
|
作者：
Ratcliffe, Caroline [1 ]
McKernan, Signe-mary [1 ]
Zhang, Sisi [1 ]
机构：
[1] Urban Inst, Washington, DC 20037 USA
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS | 2011年 / 93卷 / 04期
关键词：
food insecure; food insufficient; food stamps; instrumental variables; selection bias; SNAP; I38; Q18; STAMP PROGRAM; PARTICIPATION; INSUFFICIENCY; HOUSEHOLDS; VARIABLES; SECURITY; FAMILIES; HUNGER; ERROR;
D O I：
10.1093/ajae/aar026
中图分类号：
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号：
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要：
Nearly 15% of all U.S. households and 40% of near-poor households were food insecure in 2009. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of federal food assistance programs and serves as the first line of defense against food-related hardship. This paper measures the effectiveness of SNAP in reducing food insecurity using an instrumental variables approach to control for selection. Our results suggest that receipt of SNAP benefits reduces the likelihood of being food insecure by roughly 30% and reduces the likelihood of being very food insecure by 20%.
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页码：1082 / 1098
页数：17
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