A COMPARATIVE THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM AS OPPOSED TO CASH TRANSFERS ON THE DEMAND FOR FOOD

Kathryn S. Phillips and David W. Price

Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1982, vol. 07, issue 01, 14

Abstract: Comparative analysis of food demand expansion of a cash program, as compared to the food stamp program, is important for measuring trade-offs between goals of raising farm income and increasing food expenditures of the poor. A theoretical basis for assessing food demand impacts under each program is presented. Two effects are analyzed: 1) The effect on food demand of the individual household and 2) The effect of food demand at the aggregate level. Both indifference curve analysis and psychological need level theory are used.

Keywords: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1982
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Downloads: (external link)
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/32419/files/07010053.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:wjagec:32419

DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.32419

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Western Journal of Agricultural Economics from Western Agricultural Economics Association Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by AgEcon Search ().