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Specialized Stores Serving WIC Customers in California Improve Food Access Without Raising Food Costs

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  • McLaughlin, Patrick W.

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While most stores that redeem WIC benefits are typical food retailers, States can also authorize “above-50-percent” (A50) stores, which derive more than 50 percent of their food sales from WIC transactions, to redeem WIC benefits. A50 stores tend to locate close to WIC participants. A recent study found that without A50 stores, most WIC participants reliant on these stores in the Greater Los Angeles area would need to travel further to redeem their WIC benefits.

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  • McLaughlin, Patrick W., 2019. "Specialized Stores Serving WIC Customers in California Improve Food Access Without Raising Food Costs," Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 0(04), May.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersaw:302709
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.302709
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