Does the National School Lunch Program improve children's dietary outcomes?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1099-1130

  Campbell, Benjamin L ^a   Nayga Jr , Rodolfo M ^b,c   Park, John L ^d   Silva, Andres ^e  

^a Vineland Research and Innovation Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dietary intake; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; National School Lunch Program; propensity score matching; vitamins and minerals

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; DIET; NUTRITION; SOCIAL POLICY; VITAMIN;

EID: 80052569821     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aar031     Document Type: Article

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