Thomas O’Rourke

1 week ago | aei.org | Kevin Corinth |Angela Rachidi |Benjamin Zycher |Thomas O’Rourke

Press Looming cuts to food assistance in Trump’s budget bill Article SNAP Is about Nutrition: My Response to Zycher Post Should Unhealthful Foods Be Excluded from SNAP?

1 month ago | aei.org | Matt Weidinger |Kevin Corinth |Richard V. Burkhauser |Thomas O’Rourke

Post Trump Administration Touts Work Requirements in Reconciliation Bill Report American Enterprise Institute An Evaluation of Cost-Saving Reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Working Paper American Enterprise Institute An Evaluation of Cost Saving Reforms of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Post Less Than Half of Medicaid Recipients Work Enough to Comply With a Work Requirement Article COSM Commentary President Trump’s USDA Should Fix Food Stamp Work...

Mar 26, 2025 | aei.org | Angela Rachidi |Thomas O’Rourke

AbstractThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a means-tested transfer program that is available to all households that meet the eligibility criteria. Therefore, SNAP is also a countercyclical program, meaning that the size of the program increases during recessionary periods and decreases during expansionary periods. A large literature quantifies the magnitude of the relationship between the business cycle and SNAP’s caseload.