Issues in Food Assistance-Effects of Changes in Food Stamp Expenditures Across the U.S. Economy

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英文名称：

Issues in Food Assistance-Effects of Changes in Food Stamp Expenditures Across the U.S. Economy

作者：

Kenneth Hanson; Elise Golan

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=46641

关键词：

Food Stamp Program expenditures;  Food Stamp Program linkages to the farm sector;  input-output multiplier;  countercyclical government programs;  automatic stabilizer;  Budget Enforcement Act; 

年份：

2002

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

4 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

The Food Stamp Program (FSP) provides assistance to more households during recessions and to fewer households during times of economic expansion. These changes in FSP expenditures can have stabilizing effects on the economy, stimulating economic activity during recessions and slowing demand during expansions. This issues brief shows that the FSP provides an economic stimulus during recessions only if the Government funds the increase in program expenditures through emergency financing, rather than through increased taxes or other budget-neutral means.