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Understanding The Food Stamp Benefit Formula: A Tool For Measuring The Component Effects

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This report develops an accounting tool for measuring how the average benefit amount in the U.S. Food Stamp Program is affected by each major component of the rules that determine the benefit level. This tool is used to compare the benefits received by different subpopulations, distinguished by poverty level, demographic makeup, household size, and region of the country. This simple decomposition complements more complex tools, such as microsimulation methods, which help policy analysts understand and evaluate the effects of detailed Food Stamp Program regulations.

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  • Wilde, Parke E., 2001. "Understanding The Food Stamp Benefit Formula: A Tool For Measuring The Component Effects," Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Reports 33877, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersfa:33877
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.33877
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    1. Mehreen S. Ismail & Michele Ver Ploeg & Virginia Chomitz & Parke Wilde, 2024. "Examining the role of the excess shelter deduction in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit formula," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 46(1), pages 300-317, March.

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