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Effect of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on the New York City poverty rate
- Mark Levitan and Daniel Scheer
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2012
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Food insecurity and access
- Alessandro Bonanno and Jing Li
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2012
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Do farmers’ markets ameliorate food deserts?
- Vicki A. McCracken, Jeremy L. Sage, and Rayna A. Sage
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2012
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Food security trends and an introduction to the Wisconsin Food Security Project
- Judi Bartfeld
- Podcasts
- August 2012
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Nutrition and Cognitive Achievement: An Evaluation of the School Breakfast Program
- David E. Frisvold
- Discussion Paper
- August 2012
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Measuring unmet food need in San Francisco and Marin County
- Christopher Wimer
- Podcasts
- May 2012
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Wisconsin Poverty 101
- Anna Emmerich
- Poverty Fact Sheet
- May 2012
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Bridging the Gap: Do Farmers’ Markets Help Alleviate Impacts of Food Deserts? Final Report
- Vicki A. McCracken, Jeremy L. Sage, and Rayna A. Sage
- Discussion Paper
- April 2012
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Food Insecurity and Food Access
- Alessandro Bonanno and Jing Li
- Discussion Paper
- March 2012
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Disconnected Americans
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Fall/Winter (2011-2012) 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.