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The Effect of SNAP on the Composition of Purchased Foods: Evidence and Implications / Justine S. Hastings, Ryan E. Kessler, Jesse M. Shapiro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hastings, Justine S.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w25953.
- NBER working paper series no. w25953
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Other Title:
- Effect of SNAP on the Composition of Purchased Foods
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2019.
- Summary:
- We use detailed data from a large retail panel to study the effect of participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on the composition and nutrient content of foods purchased for at-home consumption. We find that the effect of SNAP participation is small relative to the cross-sectional variation in most of the outcomes we consider. Estimates from a model relating the composition of a household's food purchases to the household's current level of food spending imply that closing the gap in food spending between high- and low-SES households would not close the gap in summary measures of food healthfulness.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- June 2019.
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