Participatory Research in Action: Improving Access to Food Stamps

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Oswald ◽  
Maria Aceves ◽  
Hilda Chan ◽  
Marisela Espitia ◽  
Sandra Galindo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Food Stamps ◽  
Access To Food

scholarly journals Snapping Back: Food Stamp Bans and Criminal Recidivism

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cody Tuttle
Keyword(s):  
Welfare Reform ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Food Stamps ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
Criminal Recidivism ◽  
Regression Discontinuity Design ◽  
Transfer Income ◽  
Drug Traffickers ◽  
Access To Food ◽  
Sharp Cutoff

I estimate the effect of access to food stamps on criminal recidivism. In 1996, a federal welfare reform imposed a lifetime ban from food stamps on convicted drug felons. Florida modified this ban, restricting it to drug traffickers who commit their offense on or after August 23, 1996. I exploit this sharp cutoff in a regression discontinuity design and find that the ban increases recidivism among drug traffickers. The increase is driven by financially motivated crimes, suggesting that the cut in benefits causes ex-convicts to return to crime to make up for the lost transfer income. (JEL H75, I38, K42)

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