The challenge of program evaluation: When increasing program participation decreases the relative well-being of participants

Food Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-376

  Gundersen, Craig ^a   Jolliffe, Dean ^b   Tiehen, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food assistance programs; Food insecurity; Food Stamp Program; Poverty; Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

Indexed keywords

FOOD AID; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POVERTY DETERMINANT; QUALITY OF LIFE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WELFARE REFORM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66749092570     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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