Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
7-2011
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Food stamp subsidy scheme, Crowdingout, Corner solution
Discipline
Behavioral Economics
Research Areas
Applied Microeconomics
Publication
Economics Letters
Volume
112
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
2
ISSN
0165-1765
Identifier
10.1016/j.econlet.2011.02.028
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
ZHANG, Yi.
Crowding-out Effect of the Current Food Stamp Subsidy Scheme. (2011). Economics Letters. 112, (1), 1-2.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1343
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.02.028