The impact of policy design on payment concentration in Ad-hoc disaster Relief: Lessons from the Market Facilitation and Coronavirus food Assistance programs

Eric J. Belasco and Vincent Smith

Food Policy, 2022, vol. 106, issue C

Abstract: This study examines the distributional implications of two recent ad-hoc disaster aid programs, the 2018 and 2019 Market Facilitation Payment (MFP) programs that have distinctly different program designs, and the federal crop insurance program. Farm-level data are used to estimate the relationship between farm size, measured by crop sales, and the distribution of program benefits. Results indicate payments are more concentrated on larger farms that receive higher per acre payments under the 2018 MFP and federal crop insurance programs. Under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, with a design similar to the 2018 MFP, payments are also more heavily concentrated on larger farms.

Keywords: Agricultural policy; Crop insurance; Disaster aid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102189

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