Bertrand, Marianne; Luttmer, Erzo F. P.; Mullainathan, … - In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics 115 (2000) 3, pp. 1019-1055
We empirically examine the role of social networks in welfare participation using data on language spoken at home to better infer networks within an area. Our empirical strategy asks whether being surrounded by others who speak the same language increases welfare use more for those from high...