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 nfac002. doi:10.1093/poq/nfac002.

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; doi:10.1016/j.appet.2017.06.011.

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

Free Meal Sites Expanded Rapidly To Provide Meals to Children During the Early Months of the Pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Transformed the U.S. Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape

Child Nutrition Programs