USING FOOD STAMPS TO IMPROVE NUTRIENT INTAKE

Wen You (), Paul Mitchell () and Rodolfo Nayga

No 21967, 2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: The current Food Stamp Program uses fixed benefit payments that do not provide incentives for participants to improve their nutrient intake. This paper examines an alternative contract using a transfer that increases with expenditures on high nutrient foods as a way to increase nutrient intake among food stamp participants.

Keywords: Food; Consumption/Nutrition/Food; Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.21967

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