Short-term labor supply response to the timing of transfer payments: Evidence from the SNAP program
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Labor supply; SNAP benefits; Consumption cycles;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
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