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.