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The Effect of Safety-Net Programs on Food Insecurity

Lucie Schmidt, Lara Shore-Sheppard and Tara Watson
Journal of Human Resources, August 2016, 51 (3) 589-614; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.3.1013-5987R1
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