Saied Toossi

Research Agricultural Economist
saied.toossi@usda.gov

Briefly

Saied Toossi is a research agricultural economist with the Food Assistance Branch of the Food Economics Division. His research examines the determinants of participation in child nutrition programs and their impact on children’s well-being.

Education

Saied holds a doctorate in public administration from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in economics from Northern Illinois University.

Selected Publications

Toossi, S. 2022. “Think of the Children? The Effect of Children on Support for Welfare,” Public Opinion Quarterly.

Toossi, S. 2017. “Incentivizing Healthy Eating in Children: An Investigation of the “Ripple” and “Temporal” effects of a reward-based intervention,” Appetite 117: 58-66.

U.S. Agricultural Policy Review, 2021 The Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape: Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report COVID-19 Working Paper: Filling the Pandemic Meal Gap: Disruptions to Child Nutrition Programs and Expansion of Free Meal Sites in the Early Months of the Pandemic The Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape: Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Report

Child Nutrition Programs