Valdes Valderrama, Angelica M.

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    The effect of the nutrition assistance program on employment: A spatial regression analysis of the municipios of Puerto Rico
    (2018-12-12) Valdes Valderrama, Angelica M.; Hernández Correa, Julio C.; College of Agricultural Sciences; Perez Lugo, Marla; Cortes, Mildred; Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology; Delgado, Bernadette
    The latest available statistics indicate that approximately 46 percent of Puerto Rico’s total population receives benefits from the island’s Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP). From 2005-2015, the percentage of the Puerto Rican households that received NAP benefits increased 33 percent. This study considers the effect of the amount of money received by the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) beneficiaries on the island’s employment rate. In the estimated spatial regression models, NAP family benefits have a significantly negative effect on the employment rate. The empirical results suggest that the NAP benefits that families receive disincentivize them from seeking a job.