Elizabeth Frazão

Former ERS Staff

Introduction

Betsy Frazao was Assistant Deputy Director for WIC Research in the Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program at ERS. She was interested in applying economic theory to nutrition-related problems.

Selected Publications

By this author:

WIC Household Food Purchases Using WIC Benefits or Paying Out of Pocket: A Case Study of Cold Cereal Purchases
Where Do WIC Participants Redeem Their Food Benefits? An Analysis of WIC Food Dollar Redemption Patterns by Store Type
The Cost of Satisfying Fruit and Vegetable Recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines
The WIC Program: Background, Trends, and Economic Issues, 2015 Edition
Trends in Infant Formula Rebate Contracts: Implications for the WIC Program

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Following Dietary Guidance Need Not Cost More—But Many Americans Would Need To Re-Allocate Their Food Budgets
Painting a More Complete Picture of WIC: How WIC Impacts Nonparticipants
Infant Formula Costs to the WIC Program Fall
Gobbling Up Snacks: Cause or Potential Cure for Childhood Obesity?
Healthy Foods Not Necessarily More Expensive Than Less Healthy Foods

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Just over two-thirds of WIC participants in 2014 had incomes below poverty
One-third of those participating in WIC in April 2014 had income at or below 50 percent of poverty level
Children 1-4 years old account for over half of WIC participants, April 2014
Allocation of food-at-home expenditures across food categories does not vary much by income
Share of WIC participants with incomes at or below poverty has increased since 2000

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Elizabeth Frazão

Introduction

Selected Publications

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