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Bayesian learning in the presence of misreporting and endogeneity

The case of SNAP participation and diet quality

Christian A. Gregory and Martijn van Hasselt
Published online before print October 08, 2025, 1024-13890R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1024-13890R1
Christian A. Gregory
Christian Gregory: Christian Gregory is a Research Economist with the Economic Research Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; e-mail:
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Martijn van Hasselt: Martijn van Hasselt is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; e-mail:
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