Phillip Kaufman

Former ERS Staff

Briefly

As an agricultural economist with the Economic Research Service, Phil Kaufman conducted research on changing structure and competition in retail food markets and low-income households’ access to foodstores, food price differences, and the effectiveness of Federal programs that use the retail food sector for the distribution of food assistance benefits.

Measuring Access to Healthful, Affordable Food in American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Areas Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food: Updated Estimates of Distance to Supermarkets Using 2010 Data Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food-Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences: Report to Congress Current Issues in Economics of Food Markets U.S. Fresh Produce Markets: Marketing Channels, Trade Practices, and Retail Pricing Behavior

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Native Americans Living in Tribal Areas Face Longer Trips to the Grocery Store On the Map: Farmers’ Markets Concentrated in Metro Counties On the Map: SNAP Redemptions Per Store Grew Most in Nonmetro Counties Food Spending Adjustments During Recessionary Times On the Map: Density of Farmers’ Markets Highest in Rural Counties

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