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The Effect of SNAP on Poverty
- Laura Tiehen, Dean Jolliffe, and Timothy Smeeding
- Discussion Paper
- October 2013
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Why Are So Many Americans on Food Stamps? The Role of the Economy, Policy, and Demographics
- James P. Ziliak
- Discussion Paper
- September 2013
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Family Change, Father Involvement, and Child Food Insecurity
- Daniel Miller
- Podcasts
- June 2013
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Local food prices: Effects on child eating patterns, food insecurity, and overweight
- Taryn W. Morrissey, Alison Jacknowitz, and Katie Vinopal
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- March 2013
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The Cost of Free Assistance: Studying Nonuse of Food Assistance in San Francisco
- Christopher Wimer, Rachel Wright, and Kelley Fong
- Discussion Paper
- February 2013
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Food Stamps, Food Sufficiency, and Diet-Related Disease among the Elderly
- Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley and Katie Fitzpatrick
- Discussion Paper
- February 2013
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Food Assistance and Children’s Eating Patterns, Food Insecurity, and Overweight: The Influence of Local Food Prices
- Taryn W. Morrissey, Alison Jacknowitz, and Katie Vinopal
- Discussion Paper
- January 2013
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The Neighborhood Food Environment, Food Stamp Program Participation, and Weight-Related Outcomes of Low-Income Women
- Diane M. Gibson
- Discussion Paper
- January 2013
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Food assistance in America
- Judi Bartfeld
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2012
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation during the economic recovery of 2003 to 2007
- Janna Johnson
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2012
Research Areas
Food Assistance Program Research Center
IRP served as a Food Assistance Program Research Center from 1999 to 2015. The Center, which was directed by IRP Affiliate Judith Bartfeld, was supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (ERS) as part of the ERS Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) Program.
Reports from the studies funded by the Center are available on . For a full listing of project summaries for all RIDGE-supported research projects, including those not affiliated with IRP, go to the ERS website.
Wisconsin Food Security Project
To promote food security in Wisconsin, IRP Affiliate Judith Bartfeld and colleagues at the Applied Population Lab have created the Wisconsin Food Security Project.
The interactive data and mapping website includes state and local data on economic well-being, food security, the retail food environment, and the availability and use of public and private food assistance programs.