Spatial food stamp program participation dynamics in U.S. counties

Review of Regional Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 172-190

  Goetz, Stephan J ^a   Rupasingha, Anil ^b   Zimmerman, Julie N ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

County level; Dynamics; Food stamps; Spatial econometrics

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; POVERTY; RURAL ECONOMY; WELFARE PROVISION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26944483952     PISSN: 0048749X     EISSN: 0048749X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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