Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, this paper employs difference-in-difference propensity score matching to examine whether the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contributes to childhood obesity. We find no statistically significant SNAP effect among the 12- to...

High prevalence of obesity in female Food Stamp Program (FSP) participants has led to the question of whether or not the FSP, which provides in-kind transfers to low-income Americans, causes this serious health problem. This paper estimates the effects of food stamp benefits on obesity,...