在美国，紧急援助计划的支付时间和犯罪率

IF 1.9 4区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Contemporary Economic Policy Pub Date : 2026-04-03 Epub Date: 2025-08-05 DOI:10.1111/coep.70005

Licheng Xu

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摘要

福利分配的时机至关重要，但在评估福利计划的有效性时往往被忽视。本研究以补充营养援助计划（SNAP）为例，探讨食品援助分配时间的变化是否以及如何影响犯罪发生率。分析了美国36个州（2006-2017年）的犯罪数据和SNAP管理数据，发现SNAP中更多的分发日和更长的交错期减少了出于经济动机的犯罪，尤其是抢劫。最延长的时间表可能会使全国范围内的抢劫减少270万美元。

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Timing of SNAP disbursement and crime incidence in the United States

The timing of welfare benefit distribution is critical but often neglected when evaluating the efficacy of welfare programs. Taking the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as an example, this study explores whether and how variation in the timing of food assistance distribution affects crime incidence. Analyzing crime data from 36 U.S. states (2006–2017) and SNAP administrative data, it finds that more distribution days and a longer staggering period in SNAP reduce financially motivated crime, especially robbery. The most extended schedule could yield a $2.7 million nationwide benefit from fewer robberies.

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期刊介绍： Contemporary Economic Policy publishes scholarly economic research and analysis on issues of vital concern to business, government, and other decision makers. Leading western scholars, including three Nobel laureates, are among CEP"s authors. The objectives are to communicate results of high quality economic analysis to policymakers, focus high quality research and analysis on current policy issues of widespread concern, increase knowledge among economists of features of the economy key to understanding the impact of policy, and to advance methods of policy analysis.