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productivity are adversely affected. In these circumstances, labor market productivity
and agricultural production will ideally be modeled jointly with household consumption
decisions.
5. In 2012, the Food Stamp Program was given a new name: the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP). It gives recipients an electronic benefit card, similar to a
bank debit card or credit card that can be used like cash to purchase food at authorized
retail food stores. In the remainder of this paper, the use of Food Stamps should be taken to
include SNAP as well.
6. See http://www.fao.org/about/mission-gov/en/
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