Heflin, Colleen M.; Mueser, Peter R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Although many programs redistribute resources in the U.S., two program were central in providing a safety net for those facing hardship during the Great Recession: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which grew to 47.7 million people in January 2013 – or 15.1 percent of all...