Impact of the Food Stamp Program on Three Local Economies: An Input-Output Analysis

Masao Matsumoto

No 324156, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: The study uses standard input-output analysis to assess the effect of the Food Stamp Program on the economies of three rural counties. Economic sectors in the counties are delineated and the degree of their interdependence is determined. The food retailing, local government, and import sectors are given special attention. A change in the economy -- that is, the Food Stamp Program -- is then measured for its effect on increased output and employment. For every dollar of Food Stamp Program expenditure, output in Haywood County, Tenn., increased by $1.20 to $1.26. Total county program expenditures for 1970 -- at over $1.2 million -- were estimated to have generated an additional $1.5 million of local economic activity. This increase had the potential of creating 60 new man-years of employment. Similar analysis was done for Appanoose County, Iowa, and Chaves County, N. Mex., and revealed corresponding output increases of $1.37 to $1.42 and $1.65 to $1 .68, respectively.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45
Date: 1972-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.324156

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