Income Volatility and Food Assistance in the United States, Jolliffe and Ziliak, eds.

Income Volatility and Food Assistance
in the United States

Dean Jolliffe, U.S. Department of Agriculture
James P. Ziliak, University of Kentucky, editors

Introductory chapter | Table of Contents

This new book provides a much-needed look at recent trends in income volatility and its effects on the design of and participation in the nation's food assistance programs. Included are

Introduction, Dean Jolliffe and James P. Ziliak

PART 1: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCOME VOLATILITY AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION

Trends in Income and Consumption Volatility, 1970--2000, Benjamin Keys
Variable Effects of Earnings Volatility on Food Stamp Participation, Robert Moffitt and David C. Ribar

PART 2: INCOME VOLATILITY, WELFARE REFORM, AND USE OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

Earnings Volatility and the Reasons for Leaving the Food Stamp Program, David C. Ribar and Marilyn Edelhoch
The Dynamics of Food Stamp Receipt after Welfare Reform among Current and Former Welfare Recipients, Brian Cadena, Sheldon Danziger, and Kristin Seefeldt

PART 3: INCOME VOLATILITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SERVING CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY

Income Volatility and Its Implications for School Lunch, Constance Newman
The Age Gradient in Food Stamp Program Participation: Does Income Volatility Matter?, Craig Gundersen and James P. Ziliak

PART IV: DESIGN OF FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Design of Food Assistance Programs to Address Real Income Volatility, Robin Broadway, Katherine Cuff, and Nicolas Marceau
Income Volatility and Certification Duration for WIC Children, Mark Prell

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The chapters began as papers commissioned by the University of Michigan’s National Poverty Center and by the Economic Research Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They were presented in 2006 at a conference titled “Income Volatility and Implications for Food Assistance Programs II.”

309 pp. 2008
$40 cloth 978-0-88099-336-4
$20 paper 978-0-88099-335-7

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