AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF JOINT DECISION ON FOOD STAMP PROGRAM, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AND LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION

Huffman, Sonya Kostova; Jensen, Helen H.

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.19824

AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF JOINT DECISION ON FOOD STAMP PROGRAM, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AND LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION

Huffman, Sonya Kostova ; Jensen, Helen H.

This study examines the interactions between participation in the Food Stamp program (FSP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) with respect to participation, provides a model of joint decisions made by households on FSP, TANF, and labor force participation, and explains why the households choose different alternatives.

Subject(s):

Consumer/Household Economics
Labor and Human Capital

Issue Date:

2002

Publication Type:

Conference Paper/ Presentation

DOI and Other Identifiers:

10.22004/ag.econ.19824

Record Identifier:

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/19824

PURL Identifier:

http://purl.umn.edu/19824