Food stamps, temporary assistance for needy families and food hardships in three American cities

Pacific Economic Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 445-473

  DePolt, Richard A ^a   Moffitt, Robert A ^b   Ribar, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROVISIONING; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; URBAN AREA;

BOSTON; CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; MASSACHUSETTS; SAN ANTONIO; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77249153686     PISSN: 1361374X     EISSN: 14680106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2009.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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