Sample Partitioning Bias in Estimating the Effects of the Food Stamp Program

Christine K. Ranney

No 186127, Staff Papers from Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management

Abstract: This paper addresses the possibility of biased estimates of the determinants of food expenditures of households eligible for the food stamp program. The source of such bias, sample partitioning, is describes and a correction procedure is utilized. For eligible nonparticipants' food expenditure estimates, bias was found but not for participants

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 1985-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.186127

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