Presents estimates that measure the need for the Food Stamp Program and the program's effectiveness in each state, by year from 1994 to 1998. Need for the program is based on estimated number of people eligible for food stamps; effectiveness is based on estimated food stamp participation rates,...

This report documents the process of updating an existing microsimulation model and database designed to help policymakers measure the effects of policy reforms to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The updated model enables users to estimate the effects of policy changes...

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This study examines individual- and state-level factors that are associated with individuals’ decisions to enter and leave the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In particular, it examines the associations between SNAP entry and exit and (1) demographic and economic...