Issues in Food Assistance-Effects of Changes in Food Stamp Expenditures Across the U.S. Economy
[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.
[发布日期] 2002-08-01 [发布机构] United States Department of Agriculture
[效力级别] [学科分类] 农业科学（综合）
[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 [时效性]
