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Victor Oliveira
Researcher at United States Department of Agriculture
Publications - 33
Citations - 849
Victor Oliveira is an academic researcher from United States Department of Agriculture. The author has contributed to research in topics: Food Stamp Program & Food Assistance Programs. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 32 publications receiving 830 citations. Previous affiliations of Victor Oliveira include University of Texas at San Antonio.
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The Food Stamp Program and Food Insufficiency
Craig Gundersen,Victor Oliveira +1 more
TL;DR: The authors showed that food stamp recipients have the same probability of food insufficiency as non-recipients, even after controlling for other factors, and established a theoretical framework to address this adverse selection.
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The wic program: background, trends, and issues
TL;DR: This report presents comprehensive background information on the WIC program-how it works, its history, program trends, and the characteristics of the population it serves and examines issues related to program outcomes and administration.
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The Food Assistance Landscape
TL;DR: Expenditures for USDA's 15 food assistance programs totaled $46 billion in fiscal 2004, marking the second consecutive year in which spending exceeded the previous record high and most of the increase between fiscal 2003 and fiscal 2004 was due to the increase in Food Stamp Program expenditures.
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Wic and the nutrient intake of children
Victor Oliveira,Craig Gundersen +1 more
TL;DR: After controlling for self-selection bias, participation in the WIC program has a significant positive effect on children's intakes of iron, folate, and vitamin B-6.
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Rising Infant Formula Costs to the WIC Program: Recent Trends in Rebates and Wholesale Prices
TL;DR: The authors found that between 57 and 68 percent of all infant formula sold in the United States was purchased through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and that formula costs to the WIC program have increased.