The Role of Stigma in the Design of Welfare Programs
| Title: | The Role of Stigma in the Design of Welfare Programs |
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| Authors: | Tomer Blumkin; Yoram Margalioth; Efraim Sadka; Jel Classification H |
| Contributors: | The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
| Source: | http://www.wise.xmu.edu.cn/Master/News/NewsPic/2008722165947448.pdf. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Collection: | CiteSeerX |
| Subject Terms: | Key Words; Welfare; Take Up; Targeting; Inequality |
| Description: | We consider the notion of welfare stigma à la Besley and Coate (1992b). This stigma is attributed to welfare claimants by society when they are perceived as undeserving in the sense that they falsely claim to be eligible for welfare benefits. However, due to imperfect information, this stigma may be extended, with some probability, to all welfare claimants. We examine the implications of this kind of stigma for the design of welfare programs. |
| Document Type: | text |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.489.5099; http://www.wise.xmu.edu.cn/Master/News/NewsPic/2008722165947448.pdf |
| Availability: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.489.5099; http://www.wise.xmu.edu.cn/Master/News/NewsPic/2008722165947448.pdf |
| Rights: | Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.A02E0A6C |
| Database: | BASE |