@article{March:236213,
      recid = {236213},
      author = {March, Raymond J. and Lyford, Conrad P. and Carpio, Carlos  E. and Boonsaeng, Tullaya},
      title = {Do SNAP Recipients Get the Best Prices?},
      address = {2016-05-25},
      number = {333-2016-14883},
      pages = {32},
      month = {May},
      year = {2016},
      abstract = {This paper examines the relationship between SNAP  participation and prices paid for food items. To test this  relationship, we develop an expensiveness index following  the method of Aguiar and Hurst (2007) and use the FoodAPS  data set. Using the ordinary least squares method and  controlling for endogeneity using the Lewbel (2010) method,  we found SNAP participation did not hold a statistically  significant relationship with the prices paid for food  items when we controlled for consumer behavior and food  market variables. This indicates that SNAP participants are  not systematically disadvantaged in their food purchases.  Additional efforts to further educate SNAP participants of  effective shopping and budgeting habits may be fruitful in  helping households pay comparatively lower food prices.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/236213},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.236213},
}