From paper to plastic: How the transition to EBT affected SNAP enrollment

Shamar Melvin and Travis Smith

Economics Letters, 2022, vol. 220, issue C

Abstract: We duplicate and then build upon Ganong and Liebman (2018) work documenting the effects of unemployment and state policies on enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly The Food Stamp Program). Using the same data and modeling approach, we focus on changes in SNAP enrollment due to counties transitioning from paper vouchers (“stamps”) to Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. We find the transition to EBT increased SNAP enrollment by roughly 12 percent. Results are robust across several specifications.

Keywords: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Food stamps; Electronic Benefit Transfer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110852

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