Do the School Nutrition Programs Supplement Household Food Expenditures?

Sharon K. Long

Journal of Human Resources, 1991, vol. 26, issue 4, 654-678

Abstract: The extent to which the school nutrition programs-the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP)-supplement household food expenditures is an important indication of whether the objectives of the programs are being met. Using data from the National Evaluation of School Nutrition Programs and a bivariate selection model, this paper obtains estimates of such supplementation. I find that somewhat less than one-half of each additional dollar of NSLP benefits is used by households to supplement food expenditures, while all of each additional dollar of SBP benefits is allocated to such expenditures.

Date: 1991
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