Chart of the Day: SNAP participation of families with December-born versus January-born babies
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My chart of the day is from the paper “Income and the Take-Up of Means Tested Programs” by Amanda Eng and Kevin Rinz. They use variation in tax liability for families with babies born in December versus January to see if that has an effect on SNAP (ie food stamps) takeup and benefit amount. They find that SNAP participation increases after childbirth, but not differentially for December versus January births, as their Figure 10 shows.
Chart of the Day: SNAP participation of families with December-born versus January-born babies
Chart of the Day: SNAP participation of…
Chart of the Day: SNAP participation of families with December-born versus January-born babies
My chart of the day is from the paper “Income and the Take-Up of Means Tested Programs” by Amanda Eng and Kevin Rinz. They use variation in tax liability for families with babies born in December versus January to see if that has an effect on SNAP (ie food stamps) takeup and benefit amount. They find that SNAP participation increases after childbirth, but not differentially for December versus January births, as their Figure 10 shows.