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  American Journal of Agricultural EconomicsVolume 87 Issue 3, Pages 569 - 581 Published Online: 15 Jul 2005 © 2009 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
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Food Stamp Benefits and Child Poverty
The authors wish to thank Steven Carlson, Beth Daponte, Robert Gibbs, Tim Parker, Prasanta Pattanaik, Leslie Whitener, Parke Wilde, two anonymous referees of this journal, and session participants at the 2002 Population Association of America conference for helpful comments. The views and opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Copyright 2005 American Agricultural Economics Association KEYWORDS child poverty • current population survey • food stamps ABSTRACTIn 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. [Received April 2004; accepted November 2004.] | 
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