Chloe East, PhD | CHIBE X LDI Research Seminar
Chloe East, PhD | CHIBE X LDI Research Seminar
Caseworker Subjectivity, SNAP Benefit Receipt, and Labor Supply with Chloe N. East, PhD, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Colorado Denver 12:00p.m. – 1:00p.m. ET | March 9, 2023 | In-Person Event Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, Room 1203, 3620 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA Register here: https://share.hsforms.com/17BSzT1wFTU29AkwTovEVLg5gwp1 Abstract: The Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) reached 38 million people in 2019. However, an estimated 18% of eligible households do not participate. We study a potentially important channel driving incomplete participation—the behavior of caseworkers. Caseworkers play a key role in the application process; they are the main resource for applicants, and they...