Long-Run Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net
研究了1961至1975年间美国食品券计划逐步推行对儿童成年后健康和经济状况的长期影响，发现童年获得食品券可显著降低代谢综合征发病率，并提升女性的经济自立能力。
We examine the impact of a positive and policy-driven change in economic resources available in utero and during childhood. We focus on the introduction of the Food Stamp Program, which was rolled out across counties between 1961 and 1975. We use the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to assemble unique data linking family background and county of residence in early childhood to adult health and economic outcomes. Our findings indicate access to food stamps in childhood leads to a significant reduction in the incidence of metabolic syndrome and, for women, an increase in economic self-sufficiency.