Not just for poor kids: The impact of universal free school breakfast on meal participation and student outcomes.
Not just for poor kids: The impact of universal free school breakfast on meal participation and student outcomes.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.econedurev.2013.06.007
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发表时间：
2013-10-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Corcoran, Sean
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作者：
Leos-Urbel, Jacob;Schwartz, Amy Ellen;Weinstein, Meryle;Corcoran, Sean
本文探讨了实施全民免费学校早餐政策对膳食计划参与、出勤率和学习成绩的影响。2003年，纽约市对所有学生实行免费早餐，而不分收入，同时提高了那些没有资格获得膳食补贴的学生的午餐价格。使用差异无差异估计策略，我们得出合理的因果估计的政策的影响，利用组内和组间的变化，在学校用餐定价之前和之后的政策变化。我们的估计表明，该政策导致早餐参与的学生谁经历了早餐价格下降和免费午餐资格的学生谁经历了没有价格变化的小幅增加。后者表明，普遍提供可能通过价格以外的机制改变行为，突出了普遍提供相对于有针对性的服务的潜在优点。我们发现政策对学术成果影响的证据有限。
This paper examines the impact of the implementation of a universal free school breakfast policy on meals program participation, attendance, and academic achievement. In 2003, New York City made school breakfast free for all students regardless of income, while increasing the price of lunch for those ineligible for meal subsidies. Using a difference-indifference estimation strategy, we derive plausibly causal estimates of the policy’s impact by exploiting within and between group variation in school meal pricing before and after the policy change. Our estimates suggest that the policy resulted in small increases in breakfast participation both for students who experienced a decrease in the price of breakfast and for free-lunch eligible students who experienced no price change. The latter suggests that universal provision may alter behavior through mechanisms other than price, highlighting the potential merits of universal provision over targeted services. We find limited evidence of policy impacts on academic outcomes.
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