Crowding-out Effect of the Current Food Stamp Subsidy Scheme

We construct a model to illustrate that the current food stamp subsidy scheme fails to achieve its stated aim due to the crowding-out effect. More specifically, if the household income is sufficiently low, only a corner solution exists, and a full subsidy is needed.

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Main Author: ZHANG, Yi
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1343
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/2342/viewcontent/Crowding_out_Food_Stamp_2010_afv.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
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Summary:We construct a model to illustrate that the current food stamp subsidy scheme fails to achieve its stated aim due to the crowding-out effect. More specifically, if the household income is sufficiently low, only a corner solution exists, and a full subsidy is needed.