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Household Structure and SNAP's Effect on Food Spending

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  • Ismail, Mehreen
  • Wilde, Parke E.
  • Ver Ploeg, Michele L.

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  • Ismail, Mehreen & Wilde, Parke E. & Ver Ploeg, Michele L., 2018. "Household Structure and SNAP's Effect on Food Spending," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 273902, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.273902
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