Ratcliffe, Caroline; McKernan, Signe-Mary; Zhang, Sisi - In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics 93 (2011) 4, pp. 1082-1098
Nearly 15% of all U.S. households and 40% of near-poor households were food insecure in 2009. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of federal food assistance programs and serves as the first line of defense against food-related hardship. This paper measures the...