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References for How to improve participation in social assistance programs
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Further reading
- Hernanz, V., Malherbet, F., Pellizzari, M. Take-up of Welfare Benefits in OECD Countries: A Review of the Evidence. Paris: OECD, 2004.
- US Government Accountability Office Means-Tested Programs: Information on Program Access Can Be an Important Management Tool. Washington, DC: US General Accountability Office, 2005.
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Key references
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Thaler, R., Sunstein, C. Nudge: Improving
Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008. Key reference: [1]
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Currie, J. "The take-up of
social benefits" In: Auerbach, A., Card, D., Quigley, J. (eds). Public Policy and
the Income Distribution. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2006. Key reference: [2]
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Moffitt, R. "An economic model
of welfare stigma" American Economic
Review 73:5 (1983): 1023−1035. Key reference: [3]
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human
Services Welfare Indicators
and Risk Factors: Thirteenth Report to Congress. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human
Services, 2014. Key reference: [4]
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Kenney, G., Lynch, V., Haley, J., Huntress, M. "Variation in
medicaid eligibility and participation among adults:
Implications for the Affordable Care Act" Inquiry 49 (2012): 231−253. Key reference: [5]
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Plueger, D. Earned Income Tax
Credit Participation Rate for Tax Year 2005. Washington, DC: Internal Revenue Service, 2009. Key reference: [6]
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Bartlett, S., Burstein, N., Hamilton, W., Kling, R. Food Stamp Program
Access Study: Final Report. Washington, DC: Economic Research Service, US Department of
Agriculture, 2004. Key reference: [7]
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Bhargava, S., Manoli, D. Why are Benefits
Left on the Table? Assessing the Role of Information,
Complexity, and Stigma on Take-up with an IRS Field
Experiment. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University, 2013. Key reference: [8]
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Department for Work and Pensions Income Related
Benefits: Estimates of Take-up in 2009−10. London: Department for Work and Pensions, 2012. Key reference: [9]
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Grogger, J. "The behavioral
effects of welfare time limits" American Economic
Review 92:2 (2002): 385−389. Key reference: [10]
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Rosenberg, L., Derr, M., Pavetti, L., Asheer, S., Angus, M., Sattar, S., Max, J. A Study of States’
TANF Diversion Programs: Final Report. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, 2008. Key reference: [11]
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Ribar, D., Haldeman, L. "Changes in meal
participation, attendance, and test scores associated with the
availability of universal free school breakfasts" Social Service
Review 87:2 (2013): 354−385. Key reference: [12]
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Thaler, R., Sunstein, C. Nudge: Improving
Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008.