Donor optimization and the food stamp pr
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Edgar K. Browning
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Article
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1978
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Springer US
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English
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In an article in this journal, Giertz and Sullivan (1977) presented an interesting analysis of the food stamp program within a public choice framework. Arguing that donors (taxpayers) perceive external benefits from food consumption by the poor, they commence their analysis with the initial assumpti