Working Paper

The Mechanisms of the Demand Spillover in the WIC Program

Jose Miguel Abito, Kathleen Hui, Yuval Salant and Kosuke Uetake

Jun 4, 2024

Analyses online and offline purchase data, hospital provision of infant formula samples, and the timing of manufacturer contracts in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to identify the role that the retail and hospital environment plays in increasing ineligible households’ purchases of WIC brand products.

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