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Reconstructing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to More Effectively Alleviate Food Insecurity in the United States

Craig Gundersen, Brent Kreider, John V. Pepper
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences February 2018, 4 (2) 113-130; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.2.06
Craig Gundersen
aSoybean Industry Endowed Professor in Agricultural Strategy at the University of Illinois
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Brent Kreider
bProfessor of economics at Iowa State University
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John V. Pepper
cProfessor of economics at the University of Virginia
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