Do intra-household effects generate the food stamp cash-out puzzle?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 552-568

  Breunig, Robert ^a   Dasgupta, Indraneel ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cash out puzzle; Engel curves; Food stamp program; Intra household distribution; Welfare transfers

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POLICY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; WELFARE PROVISION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23644432198     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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