RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Effect of Food Stamps on Children’s Health
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 387
OP 427
DO 10.3368/jhr.55.3.0916-8197R2
VO 55
IS 2
A1 East, Chloe N.
YR 2020
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/55/2/387.abstract
AB The Food Stamp program is currently one of the largest safety net programs in the United States and is especially important for families with children. The existing evidence on the effects of Food Stamps on children’s and families’ outcomes is limited. I utilize a large, recent source of quasi-experimental variation—changes in documented immigrants’ eligibility across states and over time from 1996–2003—to estimate the effect of Food Stamps on children’s health. I find loss of parental eligibility has large effects on program receipt, and an additional year of parental eligibility before age five improves health outcomes at ages 6–16.