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Nowcasting and Forecasting the Monthly Food Stamps Data in the US Using Online Search Data
Fantazzini, Dean - 2014
We propose the use of Google online search data for nowcasting and forecasting the number of food stamps recipients. We … perform a large out-of-sample forecasting exercise with almost 3000 competing models with forecast horizons up to 2 years … ahead, and we show that models including Google search data statistically outperform the competing models at all considered …
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Wiseman, Michael - 2017 - Draft
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Aid to jobless workers in Florida in the face of the Great Recession : the interaction of unemployment insurance and the supplemental nutritional assistance program
Heflin, Colleen M.; Mueser, Peter R. - 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...
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An apple a day? : adult food stamp eligibility and health care utilization among immigrants
East, Chloe N.; Friedson, Andrew - 2018
In this study, we document the effect of Food Stamp access on adult health care utilization. While Food Stamps is one of the largest safety net programs in the U.S. today, the universal nature of the program across geographic areas and over time limits the potential for quasi-experimental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011821446
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An Apple a Day? Adult Food Stamp Eligibility and Health Care Utilization Among Immigrants
East, Chloe - 2018
In this study, we document the effect of Food Stamp access on adult health care utilization. While Food Stamps is one of the largest safety net programs in the U.S. today, the universal nature of the program across geographic areas and over time limits the potential for quasi-experimental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012922442
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Impact of USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on Rural and Urban Economies in the Aftermath of the Great Recession
Vogel, Stephen; Miller, Cristina; Ralston, Katherine - 2021
This report traces the impacts of USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit outlays on the rural and urban economies during the post-recession years 2009–14. The macroeconomic stimulus effects of the expenditures of SNAP benefit outlays generated larger economic impacts...
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An apple a day? : adult food stamp eligibility and health care utilization among immigrants
East, Chloe N.; Friedson, Andrew - 2018
In this study, we document the effect of food stamp access on adult health care utilization. While the Food Stamp Program provides one of the largest safety nets in the United States today, the universal nature of the program across geographic areas and over time limits the potential for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011961483
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Indian food and welfare schemes : scope for digitization towards cash transfers
Saini, Shweta; Sharma, Sameedh; Gulati, Ashok; Hussain, … - 2017
The paper presents a case for a phased rolling out of direct benefits transfer (DBT) for Food in India. By studying all states and Union Territories on three broad parameters: demographics, performance of the existing Public Distribution System (PDS), and current state of banking infrastructure,...
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Indian food and welfare schemes : scope for digitization towards cash transfers
Saini, Shweta; Sharma, Sameedh; Gulati, Ashok; Hussain, … - 2017
The Indian Government has identified a unique opportunity in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based solutions to streamline its inefficient, ineffective, and expensive subsidy operations. By bringing all subsidies, mainly food and fertilizer subsidy, under the ICT platform,...
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The Food Stamp Program and Supplemental Security Income
Trenkamp, Brad; Wiseman, Michael - 2008
The Food Stamp Program (FSP) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are important parts of national public assistance policy, with considerable overlap in the populations they serve. We use Social Security administrative data and the Food Stamp Quality Control samples for federal fiscal years...
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