Federal nutrition programs and childhood obesity: Inside the black box

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-38

  Roy, Manan ^a   Millimet, Daniel L ^a,b   Tchernis, Rusty ^c,d  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

National School Lunch Program; Program evaluation; School Breakfast Program; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Time use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856953787     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-011-9130-9     Document Type: Article

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