Marks, Mindy; Prina, Silvia; Gernhardt, Roy - 2023
We test the ability of SNAP eligible households to smooth consumption when facing unexpected transitory income shocks … SNAP benefits on or before January 20th. This created a short-term windfall (two payments very close to each other …) followed by a longer than normal gap during which no SNAP disbursements were received. We show that expenditures are lower in …