The impact of food stamps on food expenditures: rejection of the traditional model

For food stamp recipients whose normal food purchases exceed their coupon allotment, the traditional economic model predicts that the impact of food stamps on food spending will be the same as for an equal cash transfer. The Tobit analysis in this study indicates that, for these recipients, food sta...

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Main Authors: Senauer, Benjamin, Young, Nathan
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 1986
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170450
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description For food stamp recipients whose normal food purchases exceed their coupon allotment, the traditional economic model predicts that the impact of food stamps on food spending will be the same as for an equal cash transfer. The Tobit analysis in this study indicates that, for these recipients, food stamps have a substantially greater impact on at‐home food expenditures than an equal amount of cash income. These results reject the traditional model. Several possible explanations of this behavior are discussed.
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spelling CGSpace1704502025-01-29T12:56:59Z The impact of food stamps on food expenditures: rejection of the traditional model Senauer, Benjamin Young, Nathan food aid mathematical models consumption For food stamp recipients whose normal food purchases exceed their coupon allotment, the traditional economic model predicts that the impact of food stamps on food spending will be the same as for an equal cash transfer. The Tobit analysis in this study indicates that, for these recipients, food stamps have a substantially greater impact on at‐home food expenditures than an equal amount of cash income. These results reject the traditional model. Several possible explanations of this behavior are discussed. 1986-02 2025-01-29T12:56:59Z 2025-01-29T12:56:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170450 en Limited Access Wiley Senauer, Benjamin; Young, Nathan. 1986. The impact of food stamps on food expenditures: rejection of the traditional model. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 68(1): 37-43. https://doi.org/10.2307/1241647
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The impact of food stamps on food expenditures: rejection of the traditional model
title The impact of food stamps on food expenditures: rejection of the traditional model
title_full The impact of food stamps on food expenditures: rejection of the traditional model
title_fullStr The impact of food stamps on food expenditures: rejection of the traditional model
title_full_unstemmed The impact of food stamps on food expenditures: rejection of the traditional model
title_short The impact of food stamps on food expenditures: rejection of the traditional model
title_sort impact of food stamps on food expenditures rejection of the traditional model
topic food aid
mathematical models
consumption
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