Monitoring the price and affordability of foods and diets globally

A Lee, CN Mhurchu, G Sacks, B Swinburn… - Obesity …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Food prices and food affordability are important determinants of food choices, obesity and
non‐communicable diseases. As governments around the world consider policies to …

Do high food prices increase food insecurity in the United States?

CA Gregory, A Coleman‐Jensen - … Economic Perspectives and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
While research establishing the link between high food prices and increased food insecurity
in developing countries is robust, similar research about the United States has been lacking …

Are healthy foods really more expensive? It depends on how you measure the price

A Carlson, E Frazão - It Depends on How You Measure the Price …, 2012 - papers.ssrn.com
Most Americans consume diets that do not meet Federal dietary recommendations. A
common explanation is that healthier foods are more expensive than less healthy foods. To …

Local food prices, SNAP purchasing power, and child health

ET Bronchetti, G Christensen, HW Hoynes - Journal of health economics, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) is
one of the most important elements of the social safety net. Unlike most other safety net …

[PDF][PDF] Modernizing SNAP benefits

JP Ziliak - The Hamilton Project Policy Proposal, 2016 - hamiltonproject.org
Abstract The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the
Food Stamp Program, is the largest food assistance program in the United States. The goal …

Supplemental nutrition assistance program access and racial disparities in food insecurity

LJ Samuel, DC Crews, BK Swenor, J Zhu… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Racially minoritized people experience disproportionately high rates of food
insecurity. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) reduces food insecurity …

[图书][B] The effect of SNAP on poverty

L Tiehen, D Jolliffe, TM Smeeding - 2013 - degruyter.com
On signing the Food Stamp Act of 1964, President Johnson noted that “as a permanent
program, the food stamp plan will be one of our most valuable weapons for the war on …

Estimating SNAP purchasing power and its effect on participation

Q Li, M Çakır - American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) aims to improve food
security among low‐income households and is one of the largest safety net programs in the …

The food-spending patterns of households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Findings from USDA's FoodAPS

L Tiehen, C Newman, JA Kirlin - 2017 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Abstract USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is designed to
increase the food purchasing power of low-income households. A recent USDA survey—the …

Local food prices and the purchasing power of SNAP benefits

G Christensen, ET Bronchetti - Food Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
While the nominal value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits is
fixed across states (except for Hawaii and Alaska), variation in food prices across the US is …