SNAP Benefits and Crime: Evidence from Changing Disbursement Schedules
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Carr, Jillian B.; Packham, Analisa
署名单位：
Purdue University System; Purdue University; University System of Ohio; Miami University
刊物名称：
REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
ISSN/ISSBN：
0034-6535
DOI：
10.1162/rest_a_00757
发表日期：
2019-05
页码：
310-325
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摘要：
In this paper, we study the effects of the timing of nutritional aid disbursement on crime, using two main sources of variation: (a) a policy change in Illinois that substantially increased the number of SNAP distribution days and (b) an existing Indiana policy that issues SNAP benefits by last name. We find that staggering SNAP benefits leads to large reductions in crime and theft at grocery stores by 17.5% and 20.9%, respectively. Findings also show that theft decreases in the second and third weeks following receipt but increases in the last week of the benefit cycle due to resource constraints.
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