On intra-annual consumption-poverty in the U.S: Response to SNAP and the importance of within-year variation |
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Authors: | Elton Mykerezi Bradford F Mills Ilda Melo |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA;2. Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, USA;3. The School of Law, University of Tirana, Albania |
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Abstract: | We use U.S. quarterly consumption data and decomposable poverty indexes to study consumption-based intra-annual poverty and its relationship to participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Intra-annual spells of consumption-poverty account for half of the incidence and one-third of the severity of all consumption-poverty among U.S. households. Households experiencing consumption-poverty for at least one quarter, but not for the whole year, are more likely to self-select into SNAP than the general population but less likely to do so than those who are poor for the year. SNAP participation, in turn, reduces annual and intra-annual poverty. |
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Keywords: | Intra-annual poverty Transient poverty Consumption-poverty Food assistance |
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