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Which Human Capital Matters for Rich and Poor’s Wages? Evidence from Matched Worker-Firm Data from Tunisia
Muller, Christophe; Nordman, Christophe - EconWPA - 2005
characteristics, which allows us most of the benefits obtained by introducing firm dummies in wage equations for studying the effect … workers belonging to the middle of the wage distribution, while their return to schooling is significantly lower than that of … high wage workers. Wage regressions including the computed factors confirm that human capital is associated with positive …
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Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress.
Ranalli, Dennis; Harper, Edward; O'Connell, Rosemary; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
Direct certification simplifies the process of certifying certain children for free school meals by eliminating the need for households to apply. The 2004 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act required all local educations agencies (LEAs) to establish a system of direct certification by...
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Dynamics of Food Stamp Program Participation, 2001-2003.
Cody, Scott; Castner, Laura; Mabli, James; Sykes, Julie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007
The Food Stamp Program provides assistance to millions of families each month. This report examines how long families tend to receive food stamps, and what circumstances lead them to enter and exit the program. About half the families that begin receiving benefits participate for eight months or...
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Food Service Management Companies and the Nutritional Quality of Lunches Offered and Consumed.
Gleason, Philip M.; Cutler, Mary Jo; Mary Kay Fox. - Mathematica Policy Research - 1994
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Final Report of the Project to Analyze 1996 and 1997 Food Security Data.
Ohls, James; Radbill, Larry; Schirm, Allen - Mathematica Policy Research - 2001
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Proposed Criteria for Selecting the WIC Food Packages: A Preliminary Report of the Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages.
Food; Board, Nutrition; member, of which Barbara … - Mathematica Policy Research; Institute of Medicine … - 2004
This report contains the initial findings of the committee charged with identifying the nutrients and food groups that should be given priority attention when changes are recommended in WIC food packages. The committee recommends that vegetables, fruits, and dairy products be given priority. The...
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Children's Food Security and Intakes from School Meals.
Potamites, Elizabeth; Gordon, Anne - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010
Using 2005 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment survey, this study examines the contribution of school meals to the food and nutrient intake of children in food-secure, marginally secure, and food-insecure households. The study finds that...
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Reaching Out: Nutrition Assistance for the Elderly.
Cody, Scott; Ohls, James - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005
Historically, low-income seniors age 60 and older who qualify for benefits in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) participate at extremely low rates. To identify effective strategies for increasing participation among this population, the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded the Elderly Nutrition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923455
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Measuring the Effect of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation on Food Security.
Mabli, James; Ohls, Jim; Dragoset, Lisa; Castner, Laura; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food assistance to more than 47 million low-income Americans every month. It aims to reduce hunger by facilitating beneficiaries’ access to enough food for a healthy, active lifestyle, otherwise known as "food security." Our study...
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Empirical Bayes Shrinkage Estimates of State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2005-2007 for All Eligible People and the Working Poor.
Cunnyngham, Karen E.; Castner, Laura A.; Schirm, Allen L. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010
This report presents participation rate estimates that measure the effectiveness of SNAP from 2005 to 2007 and estimates participation rates for the “working poorâ€â€”those eligible for SNAP who live in households in which someone earned income from a job. It also provides details...
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