Modeling the Effects of the Food Stamp Program on Participating Households' Purchases: An Empirical Application

Huang, Chung L.; Fletcher, Stanley M.; Raunikar, Robert

doi:10.1017/s0081305200027230

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“…The conditional elasticities represent the change in the insurance premium occurring from responses of participating producers. The difference between the total and conditional elasticities results from changes in the participation in the insurance programs (Huang, Fletcher and Raunikar 1981). For example, given a 1 per cent increase in expected wheat yields, the crop insurance premium would decrease by 3.702 per cent.…”

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Mallee Wheat Farmers' Demand for Crop and Rainfall Insurance

Patrlck

1988

Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics

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Producers' demand for a crop insurance program with indemnities based on their actual yields and a rainfall insurance program with indemnities based on area rainfall is analysed. Actuarial costs of these hypothetical programs are estimated. Tobit procedures are used to analyse factors influencing the amount which farmers would he willing to pay for the alternative insurance programs. Factors related to the absolute size of risk and capacity to bear risk, as well as personal characteristics and risk attitudes of producers, have effects on the demand for insurance as hypothesised. Problems of adverse selection are associated with the area yieldbased program, while both crop and rainfall insurance programs may involve some moral hazard. Producer participation in either program would be limited.

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Section: The Tobit Coefficients Inmentioning

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Mallee Wheat Farmers' Demand for Crop and Rainfall Insurance

Patrlck

1988

Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics

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“…However, information on children’s intake is lacking in evaluations of food subsidy programmes [ 5 , 31 ]. The few economic studies that exist report findings from the US and have mixed results; while three studies reported that food vouchers were associated with increases in spending on fruit and/or vegetables [ 33 - 35 ], one showed a negative relationship [ 36 ] and two had mixed results or no association [ 37 , 38 ].…”

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Can food vouchers improve nutrition and reduce health inequalities in low-income mothers and young children: a multi-method evaluation of the experiences of beneficiaries and practitioners of the Healthy Start programme in England

McFadden

Green

Williams³

et al. 2014

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundGood nutrition is important during pregnancy, breastfeeding and early life to optimise the health of women and children. It is difficult for low-income families to prioritise spending on healthy food. Healthy Start is a targeted United Kingdom (UK) food subsidy programme that gives vouchers for fruit, vegetables, milk, and vitamins to low-income families. This paper reports an evaluation of Healthy Start from the perspectives of women and health practitioners.MethodsThe multi-method study conducted in England in 2011/2012 included focus group discussions with 49 health practitioners, an online consultation with 620 health and social care practitioners, service managers, commissioners, and user and advocacy groups, and qualitative participatory workshops with 85 low-income women. Additional focus group discussions and telephone interviews included the views of 25 women who did not speak English and three women from Traveller communities.ResultsWomen reported that Healthy Start vouchers increased the quantity and range of fruit and vegetables they used and improved the quality of family diets, and established good habits for the future. Barriers to registration included complex eligibility criteria, inappropriate targeting of information about the programme by health practitioners and a general low level of awareness among families. Access to the programme was particularly challenging for women who did not speak English, had low literacy levels, were in low paid work or had fluctuating incomes. The potential impact was undermined by the rising price of food relative to voucher value. Access to registered retailers was problematic in rural areas, and there was low registration among smaller shops and market stalls, especially those serving culturally diverse communities.ConclusionsOur evaluation of the Healthy Start programme in England suggests that a food subsidy programme can provide an important nutritional safety net and potentially improve nutrition for pregnant women and young children living on low incomes. Factors that could compromise this impact include erosion of voucher value relative to the rising cost of food, lack of access to registered retailers and barriers to registering for the programme. Addressing these issues could inform the design and implementation of food subsidy programmes in high income countries.

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“…A household access to food depends on a number of factors including food prices, household income and assets, etc. An increase in household income can improve their food security through access to food (Huang, Fletcher & Raunikar ,1981). Moreover, poor communities are very sensitive and vulnerable to shocks, i.e.…”

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The Effects of Social Protection Program on Food Consumption and Poverty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

2019

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This study examines the effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers scheme of Benazir Income Support Program on household food consumption pattern and poverty in the District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. For this purpose, data has been collected randomly through a comprehensive questionnaire from 383 selected beneficiaries located in two villages, namely, Kot Doulat Zai and Batagram of the District Mardan. The methods of Flexible Linear Approximate Almost Ideal Demand (LA-AIDS) and poverty index have been used for the estimation of results. Firstly, investigating the impact of cash transfers on household consumption, it is found that cash transfers increased their expenditures on cereals, meat and decreased on pulses, dairy products and fruits/vegetables. Secondly, analyzing the role of cash transfers in household's poverty reduction, the results showed that household consumption shortfall reduced from 21% to 14% and their consumption deprivation poverty decreased from 42% to 31%. These findings suggest that the Unconditional Cash Transfers scheme is affecting the household consumption pattern and has reduced their poverty. Hence, further increase in the amount of cash transfers, formulation and implementation of effective policies in this regard can improve the standard of living of the poor and the needy people in District Mardan and in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Modeling the Effects of the Food Stamp Program on Participating Households' Purchases: An Empirical Application

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Mallee Wheat Farmers' Demand for Crop and Rainfall Insurance

Mallee Wheat Farmers' Demand for Crop and Rainfall Insurance

Can food vouchers improve nutrition and reduce health inequalities in low-income mothers and young children: a multi-method evaluation of the experiences of beneficiaries and practitioners of the Healthy Start programme in England

The Effects of Social Protection Program on Food Consumption and Poverty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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