The Impact of SNAP on Material Hardships: Evidence From Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility Expansions.
This article examines whether expanding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility reduces material hardships of low-income households. During the Great Recession, many states expanded the income threshold of eligibility for SNAP. I show that expansions in eligibility increased the...
| Publicado en: | Southern Economic Journal Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 464 - 487 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2016
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