Arbeitspapier
Stigma in Welfare Programs
Stigma of welfare participation is important for policy and survey design, because it deters program take-up and increases misreporting. Stigma is also relevant to the literature on social image concerns, yet empirical evidence is scant because stigma is difficult to empirically identify. We use a novel approach to studying stigma by examining the relationship between program participation in a recipient's local network and underreporting program participation in surveys. We find a robust negative relationship and rule out explanations other than stigma. Stigma decreases when more peers engage in the stigmatized behavior and when such actions are less observable.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 15431
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Household Behavior and Family Economics: Other
Network Formation and Analysis: Theory
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
- Thema
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welfare stigma
program participation
social networks
social image
peer effects
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Celhay, Pablo
Meyer, Bruce D.
Mittag, Nikolas
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2022
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Celhay, Pablo
- Meyer, Bruce D.
- Mittag, Nikolas
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2022
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