How Do Government Transfer Payments Affect Retail Prices and Welfare? : Evidence from SNAP
This paper studies the effect of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on retail prices in the United States. State-level program adjustments motivate the identification strategy. A 1 percent increase in benefits per population raise...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099456206072258657/IDU0a6985a3f0ac4a04d2809d4801775fc4a42d7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37515 |