| Project: Food Insecurity in the Second Generation |
| Award Year: 2000 |
| Amount of award, fiscal 2000: $150,000.00 |
| Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. |
| Principal Investigator: George Borjas |
| Status: Completed |
| Detailed Objective: This project examines food insecurity in the immigrant population and the effects
of socioeconomic characteristics, networks in ethnic enclaves, Food Stamp Program
(FSP) participation, and welfare reform on differences in food insecurity between
immigrant and other households. The project will systematically examine the extent
and determinants of food security in the immigrant population and examine why
the food insecurity of immigrant and native households differ. Using data from
the Current Population Survey, the USDA Food Security Supplement, and Census files,
the research will investigate the role played by differences in socioeconomic
characteristics, the impact of networks in ethnic enclaves, the differential rates
of participation in the FSP, and the impact of welfare reform legislation |
| Topic: Food Security, SNAP/Food Stamp Program |
| Dataset: Current Population Survey food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS) |
Output:
Borjas, G. "Food Insecurity and Public Assistance," Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 88, Issues 7-8, July 2004. |