Episode 28: Jillian Carr on SNAP benefit distribution and crime

Jillian Carr talks about how staggering the distribution of SNAP benefits affects crime.

"SNAP Benefits and Crime: Evidence from Changing Disbursement Schedules" by Jillian B. Carr and Analisa Packham.

OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• “One More Saturday Night: Food Stamp Timing and Monthly Consumption Patterns” by Elena Castellari, Chad Cotti, John M. Gordanier, and Orgul D. Ozturk.

• “Welfare Payments and Crime” by C. Fritz Foley.

• “The Short-Term Mortality Consequences of Income Receipt” by William N. Evans and Timothy J. Moore.

• “The Effects of Government Transfers on Monthly Cycles in Drug Abuse, Hospitalization and Mortality” by Carlos Dobkin and Steven L. Puller.

• “Eat (and Drink) Better Tonight: Food Stamp Benefit Timing and Drunk Driving Fatalities” by Chad Cotti, John Gordanier, and Orgul Ozturk.

• “SNAP Schedules and Domestic Violence” by Jillian Carr and Analisa Packham.

• “Fighting Crime from the Cradle: The Effects of Early Childhood Access to Nutritional Assistance” by Andrew Barr and Alexander A. Smith.

• “Snapping Back: Food Stamp Bans and Criminal Recidivism” by Cody Tuttle.

• “Hunger Pains? SNAP Timing and Emergency Room Visits” by Chad Cotti, John Gordanier, and Orgul Ozturk.

• “When Does it Count? The Timing of Food Stamp Receipt and Educational Performance” by Chad Cotti, John Gordanier, and Orgul Ozturk.

• “Hungry for Success: SNAP Timing, High-Stakes Testing Performance, and College Attendance” by Timothy Bond, Jillian Carr, Analisa Packham, and Jonathan Smith.