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Did the Great Recession change SNAP participation behavior? A panel analysis of two Oregon SNAP participant cohorts

Creator:

Carroll, Joanna M.

Abstract:

This analysis explores potential changes in the behavior of Oregon's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants after the 2008 recession. I examine this using individual-level administrative data from the State of Oregon in a linear probability model and a duration model. After controlling for a standard set of factors known...

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Masters Thesis
Using country-level forest coverage to analyze the existence of an Environmental Kuznets Curve

Creator:

Gulpen, Sam Franciscus Johannes

Abstract:

This thesis seeks to analyze the relationship between economic growth and environmental quality, in this case measured by forest cover, and analyzes whether this relationship is consistent with an Environmental Kuznets Curve. Additionally the relationship between population density and forest cover was analyzed. A simple theoretical model is derived that...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis