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Health and food insecurity for food aid recipients in France
[Santé et insécurité alimentaire pour les bénéficiaires de l'aide alimentaire en France]

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  • Romane Vandroux

    (ANTHROPO LAB - Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Expérimentale - ETHICS EA 7446 - Experience ; Technology & Human Interactions ; Care & Society : - ICL - Institut Catholique de Lille - UCL - Université catholique de Lille, ETHICS EA 7446 - Experience ; Technology & Human Interactions ; Care & Society : - ICL - Institut Catholique de Lille - UCL - Université catholique de Lille)

  • François-­charles Wolff

    (LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique - Nantes Univ - IAE Nantes - Nantes Université - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Sociétés - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université)

Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between food insecurity and health among food assistance recipients in France using a dataset conducted in 2021 on nearly 4,000 respondents. For these people from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, food assistance may reduce food insecurity and weaken the association between food insecurity and health. Regression estimates show a strong positive correlation between food insecurity and poor health (either self-reported health, chronic disease, or activity limitation) and highlight differences between native and foreign-born people. This correlation holds even with a very high degree of selection of unobservables. Special regressor estimates using an instrumental variable approach to account for the endogeneity of food insecurity in the health equations confirm the positive effect of food insecurity on poor health. The low frequency of visits to food assistance structures may explain why food insecurity persists among participants and continues to have a negative impact on health. JEL Classification: I12, I14, I38

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  • Romane Vandroux & François-­charles Wolff, 2024. "Health and food insecurity for food aid recipients in France [Santé et insécurité alimentaire pour les bénéficiaires de l'aide alimentaire en France]," Post-Print hal-04523413, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04523413
    DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0645
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    Keywords

    food insecurity; health; food assistance; France;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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