Food stamp benefits and child poverty

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	Source: Jolliffe, D., Gundersen, C., Tiehen, L., and Winicki, J. (2005). Food Stamp Benefits and Child Poverty. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v87(3), 569-581. Abstract: In 2000, 8.8 million children lived in households participating in the Food Stamp Program, making this assistance program a crucial component of the social safety net. Despite its importance, little research has examined food stamps' effect on children's overall well-being. Using the Current Population Survey from 1989 to 2001, we consider the impact of food stamps on three measures of poverty-the headcount, the poverty gap, and the squared poverty gap.We find that in comparison to the headcount measure, food stamp benefits lead to large reductions in the poverty gap and squared poverty gap measures. Full article. For the full published article visit the American Journal of Agricultural Economics web sit at: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00748.x Related policy brief: Food stamp benefits reduce the depth of poverty