Food stamps and the market demand for food

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1392-1400

  Reed, Albert J ^a   Levedahl, J William ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; exact aggregation; food assistance policy; income inequality; market food demand; SNAP

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD AID; FOOD MARKET; FOOD POLICY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 78650602068     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aaq069     Document Type: Article

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