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Title: The Impact of Long Term Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Child Obesity
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1. Schmeiser, Maximilian D.
The Impact of Long Term Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Child Obesity
Presented: Chicago, IL, Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 2009
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: AcademyHealth
Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Family Income; Food Stamps (see Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program); Modeling, Fixed Effects; Obesity; State-Level Data/Policy; Weight

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Research Question: • Does participation in the SNAP program increase obesity among children ages 5 to 18? • Focus on percent of time over past 5 years child participated in SNAP since obesity is a stock measure which takes time to adjust to changes in behavior • Use an Instrumental Variables (IV) strategy to identify causal effect of SNAP participation on child obesity
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Schmeiser, Maximilian D. "The Impact of Long Term Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Child Obesity." Presented: Chicago, IL, Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 2009.