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Title: The Effect of Food Stamps on Children’s Health: Evidence from Immigrants’ Changing Eligibility

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

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ISSN: 0022-166X

DOI: 10.3368/jhr.55.3.0916-8197R2

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Abstract: The Food Stamp program is currently one of the largest safety net programs in the United States and is especially important for families with children. The existing evidence on the effects of Food Stamps on children’s and families’ outcomes is limited. I utilize a large, recent source of quasi-experimental variation–changes in documented immigrants’ eligibility across states and over time from 1996 to 2003–to estimate the effect of Food Stamps on children’s health. I find loss of parental eligibility has large effects on program receipt, and an additional year of parental eligibility before age 5 improves health outcomes at ages 6-16.

Url: http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2018/09/04/jhr.55.3.0916-8197R2.abstract

Url: http://jhr.uwpress.org/lookup/doi/10.3368/jhr.55.3.0916-8197R2

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Authors: East, Chloe N.

Periodical (Full): Journal of Human Resources

Issue: 2

Volume: 55

Pages: 387-427

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Other, Poverty and Welfare

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