The MID-SIPP Model: A Simulation Approach for Projecting Impacts of Changes in the Food Stamp Program
By Thomas MaCurdy and Grecia Marrufo. ERS project representative: J. William Levedahl
Contractor and Cooperator Report No. (CCR-24) 80 pp,
October 2006
This report introduces the Monthly Income Dynamics, Survey of Income and Program Participation (MID-SIPP) model, developed to simulate the effects of changes in rules on eligibility, participation, and costs in the Food Stamp Program (FSP). Drawing on data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), the simulation framework of MID-SIPP expands considerably the range of FSP policy options that can be analyzed with currently available FSP microsimulation models. The MID-SIPP model also tracks administrative activity associated with certification and reporting requirements. The simulated total of FSP benefits paid under a version of quarterly reporting is $17.1 billion, $1.0 billion more than the simulated total under monthly reporting. Quarterly reporting results in an estimated 37-percent reduction in the total number of administrative reports.
This study was conducted by The SPHERE Institute under research grant 43-3AEM-9-80104 with the Economic Research Service. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of ERS or USDA.
Keywords: School Lunch Program, income volatility, food assistance program access, food assistance program integrity, Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, FANRP, ERS, USDA
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Updated date: October 10, 2006
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