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Elizabeth Frazão

Former ERS Staff

Briefly

Betsy Frazao was Assistant Deputy Director for WIC Research in the Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program at ERS. She was interested in applying economic theory to nutrition-related problems.

Selected Publications

WIC Household Food Purchases Using WIC Benefits or Paying Out of Pocket: A Case Study of Cold Cereal Purchases Where Do WIC Participants Redeem Their Food Benefits? An Analysis of WIC Food Dollar Redemption Patterns by Store Type The Cost of Satisfying Fruit and Vegetable Recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines The WIC Program: Background, Trends, and Economic Issues, 2015 Edition Trends in Infant Formula Rebate Contracts: Implications for the WIC Program

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Following Dietary Guidance Need Not Cost More—But Many Americans Would Need To Re-Allocate Their Food Budgets Painting a More Complete Picture of WIC: How WIC Impacts Nonparticipants Infant Formula Costs to the WIC Program Fall Gobbling Up Snacks: Cause or Potential Cure for Childhood Obesity? Healthy Foods Not Necessarily More Expensive Than Less Healthy Foods

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