Do Universal Free School Meals Improve the Dietary Quality of Food‐At‐Home Purchases?
ABSTRACT Since 2014, the number of schools offering universal free meals to all enrolled children without requiring annual meal applications has increased meaningfully. Using USDA's Purchase to Plate Crosswalk, a difference‐in‐differences framework, and a nationwide consumer panel, the effect of universal‐free‐meal exposure on the diet quality of food ...
Xueying Ma +2 more
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Trends in Cigarette Affordability and Demographic Determinants of Cigarette Consumption in Vietnam From 2020 to 2024. [PDF]
Minh HV +9 more
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ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between participation in the EU Rural Development Program and the economic performance of Italian olive farms using a finite‐mixture model with inverse‐probability‐weighted regression adjustment. Based on 2010–2022 FADN panel data, it estimates heterogeneous treatment effects while correcting for selection ...
Francesco Caracciolo, Marilena Furno
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Diversified food fortification portfolios can enhance coverage of micronutrient-vulnerable populations in West Africa. [PDF]
Tang K +12 more
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Behavioral Coping With Food Price Inflation: Patterns Among U.S. Households
ABSTRACT Recent food price inflation has placed substantial pressure on household budgets, food security, and mental well‐being. Using Household Pulse Survey data, we combine k‐modes clustering and Double Machine Learning to identify distinct household coping groups and examine differences in how households respond to rising food prices across groups ...
Yuxiang Zhang, Yizao Liu
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The economics of quitting: estimating the uplift potential of Indian households through tobacco cessation. [PDF]
Bose M, Singh PK, Singh L, Singh S.
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The Effect of SNAP Purchasing Power on Diet Quality
ABSTRACT The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits millions of eligible low‐income Americans by increasing access to food, helping to reduce food insecurity. Previous studies have documented that the geographical variation in local food prices leads to significant differences in SNAP's purchasing power.
Farah Khan, Augustine Denteh
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Digital financial inclusion and household consumption structure upgrading. [PDF]
Fan S, Zhang L, Wang Q, Kong Y, Yang H.
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ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap +2 more
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Out-of-pocket costs and catastrophic health expenditure among hospitalised patients with heart failure in northern Tanzania, May-October 2024: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Sadiq AM +7 more
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