Using FoodAPS for Research in Diet, Health, Nutrition, and Food Security
Organized by Marianne Bitler and Janet Currie
Supported by the US Department of Agriculture
December 7-8, 2017
Washington, DC
Thursday, December 7
12:15 pm
Lunch- Room: Franklin Park AB
1:15 pm
Opening Remarks
Mary Bohman, Economic Research Service, USDA
Richard Lucas, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
Christian Gregory, Economic Research Service, USDA
1:30 pm

Misreporting of Government Transfers: How Important are Survey Design and Geography?

Bruce D. Meyer, University of Chicago and NBER
Nikolas Mittag, CERGE-EI

Discussant:
Robert A. Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
2:30 pm

WIC Participation and Relative Quality of Household Food Purchases: Evidence from FoodAPS (slides)

Di Fang, University of Florida
Aaron M. Novotny, University of Arkansas
Rodolfo Nayga, Texas A&M University
Michael Thomsen, University of Arkansas

Discussant:
Helen H. Jensen, Iowa State University
3:30 pm
Break
3:45 pm

Investigating Causal Effects of SNAP and WIC on Food Insecurity Using FoodAPS (slides)

Helen H. Jensen, Iowa State University
Brent Kreider, Iowa State University
Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy, Iowa State University

Discussant:
Charles J. Courtemanche, University of Kentucky and NBER
4:45 pm

The Contribution of the School Environment to the Overall Food Environment Experienced by Children

David E. Frisvold, University of Iowa and NBER
Joseph Price, Brigham Young University and NBER

Discussant:
Amy Ellen Schwartz, New York University
5:45 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Dinner- McPherson Room
Friday, December 8
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast- Room: Franklin Park AB
8:30 am

USDA Food Assistance Programs (SNAP, the National School Lunch Program, and the School Breakfast Program) and Healthy Food Choices: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Geographic Variation in Food Prices (slides)

Erin T. Bronchetti, Swarthmore College
Garret S. Christensen, FDIC
Benjamin Hansen, University of Oregon and NBER

Discussant:
David E. Frisvold, University of Iowa and NBER
9:30 am

The Impacts of SNAP on Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Food Purchases: Who Misreports and Does it Matter?

Charles J. Courtemanche, University of Kentucky and NBER
Augustine Denteh, Tulane University
Rusty Tchernis, Georgia State University and NBER

Discussant:
Christian A. Gregory, Economic Research Service, USDA
10:30 am
Break
10:45 am

Does School Lunch Fill the "SNAP Gap" at the End of the Month?

Amy Ellen Schwartz, New York University
Augustina Laurito, University of Illinois at Chicago

Discussant:
Benjamin Hansen, University of Oregon and NBER
11:45 am
Lunch- Room Franklin Park AB
12:45 pm

The Effect of SNAP and School Food Programs on Food Spending, Diet Quality, and Food Security: Sensitivity to Program and Income Reporting Error (slides)

Robert A. Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Kyungmin Kang, Johns Hopkins University

Discussant:
Bruce D. Meyer, University of Chicago and NBER
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Issuance and Incidence: SNAP Benefit Cycles and Grocery Prices

Jacob S. Goldin, University of Chicago and NBER
Tatiana Homonoff, New York University and NBER
Katherine H. Meckel, University of California, San Diego and NBER

Discussant:
Timothy Beatty, University of California, Davis
3:00 pm

Is SNAP Like Cash for Recipients and Stores? Evidence from FoodAPS

Marianne Bitler, University of California, Davis and NBER
Timothy Beatty, University of California, Davis
Cynthia van der Werf, Inter-American Development Bank

Discussant:
Mary Zaki, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
4:00 pm
Summing Up
5:15 pm
Adjourn