Christian A. Gregory

Research Agricultural Economist
816-516-7132
christian.gregory@usda.gov

Briefly

Christian Gregory is a research agricultural economist, whose research focuses on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). His interests include health economics and applied econometrics.

Education

PhD Economics, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2010; MA Economics, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2006.

Professional Affiliations

Association of Applied and Agricultural Economics, American Economic Association, International Society for Bayesian Analysis, American Statistical Association

Selected Publications

Gregory C.A., J.E. Todd. 2021. “SNAP timing and food insecurity,” PLOS ONE 16(2): e0246946. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246946.

Coleman-Jensen, A., M. Rabbitt, C. Gregory, and A. Singh. 2020. Household Food Security in the United States 2019, ERR-275, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, September. 47 pages.

Gregory, C.A. 2019. "Are We Underestimating Food Insecurity? Partial Identification with a Bayesian 4-Parameter IRT Model," Journal of Classification.

Gregory, C.A., L. Mancino, and A. Coleman-Jensen. 2019. Food Security and Food Purchase Quality Among Low-Income Households: Findings from the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS), U. S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Economic Research Report 269, August, 42 pages.

Bitler, M. and C.A. Gregory. 2019. "Introduction to the Symposium, Food Access, Program Participation and Health: Research Using FoodAPS," Southern Economic Journal, published online 21 May, 2019.

Deb, P., and C.A. Gregory. 2018. "Heterogeneous Impacts of SNAP on Food Insecurity,'' Economics Letters. 173: 55-60.

Coleman-Jensen, A., M. Rabbitt, C. Gregory, and A. Singh. 2016. Household Food Security in the United States, ERR-215, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, September.

Gregory, C., M. Rabbitt, and D. Ribar. 2015. "The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Food Insecurity" in SNAP Matters: How Food Stamps Affect Health and Well-Being, J. Bartfeld, C. Gundersen, T. Smeeding, and J. Ziliak, eds. Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press.

Gregory, C. 2015. "Estimating Treatment Effects for Ordered Outcomes Using Maximum Simulated Likelihood," The Stata Journal 15(3):756-774.

Statistical Supplement to Household Food Security in the United States in 2021 Household Food Security in the United States in 2021 Household Food Security in the United States in 2020 Statistical Supplement to Household Food Security in the United States in 2020 Statistical Supplement to Household Food Security in the United States in 2019

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Food-Insecure Households Score Lower on Diet Quality Compared to Food-Secure Households Food-Insecure Households Spend Less and Acquire Less Food Per Week Than Food-Secure Households ERS’s SNAP Distribution Schedule Database Allows for New Research on Program Impacts Monthly Timing of SNAP Spending Less Smooth for Some Households Adults in Households With More Severe Food Insecurity Are More Likely To Have a Chronic Disease

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Food Security in the United States SNAP Policy Data Sets

Food & Nutrition Assistance Food Security in the U.S.