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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Economy: New Estimates of the SNAP Multiplier

  • by Patrick Canning and Brian Stacy
  • 7/18/2019
  • ERR-265

Overview

An analysis of the impact that increasing SNAP benefits by $1 billion during an economic downturn would have on U.S. gross domestic product, employment, and incomes across the farm economy and other industries impacted by SNAP.

See related Amber Waves article: Quantifying the Impact of SNAP Benefits on the U.S. Economy and Jobs.

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