WIC Households' Food Purchases Using WIC Benefits and Paying Out of Pocket: A Case Study of Cold Cereal Purchases
May 05, 2016
May 05, 2016
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has issued the following news:
Economic Research Report No. (ERR-207) 34 pp, May 2016
Cover image WIC households incur no cost for WIC-approved foods, and economic theory suggests they may be less sensitive to prices when using WIC benefits than when paying out of pocket. ERS examines this assumption in a case study of WIC households' choices in purchasing cold cereals.
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Economic Research Report No. (ERR-207) 34 pp, May 2016
Cover image WIC households incur no cost for WIC-approved foods, and economic theory suggests they may be less sensitive to prices when using WIC benefits than when paying out of pocket. ERS examines this assumption in a case study of WIC households' choices in purchasing cold cereals.
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