Search Results - subject:"Program participation"

From multiple program participation to disconnection: Changing trajectories of TANF and SNAP beneficiaries in Wisconsin

Cancian, Maria; Han, Eunhee; Noyes, Jennifer L. - In: Children and Youth Services Review 42 (2014) C, pp. 91-102

patterns of disconnection vary for different program participation populations; across cohorts; and by different definitions of … useful in understanding disconnection in relation to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), new patterns of program … participation suggest the importance of considering broader populations. Further, while past research has noted that many of the …

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How to improve participation in social assistance programs : government agencies can lower barriers that impede people's take-up of social assistance

Ribar, David C. - 2014

Social assistance programs are intended to improve people's well-being. However, that goal is undermined when eligible people fail to participate. Reasons for non-participation can include inertia, lack of information, stigma, the time and "hassle" associated with applications and program...

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Working Farm Participation and Acreage Enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program

Lambert, Dayton M.; Sullivan, Patrick; Claassen, Roger - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 39 (2007) 01

than crop or livestock revenue and environmental factors are associated with program participation and acreage enrollment …

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Dynamics of Food Stamp Program Participation, 2001-2003

Cody, Scott; Castner, Laura; Mabli, James; Sykes, Julie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007

monthly income increased by more than 10 percent. The data source was the 2001 panel of the Survey of Income and Program … Participation (SIPP), a nationally representative, short-term longitudinal survey that collects detailed information on monthly …

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There's no such thing as a Free Lunch: Altruistic parents and the response of household food expenditures to nutrition program reforms

Bingley, Paul; Walker, Ian - Geary Institute, University College Dublin - 2007

Many countries provide extensive in-kind public transfers for specific needs of particular client groups such as the elderly, the disabled, and children. However, this may crowd out private expenditures on the goods in question and, to some extent, undermine the case for not simply giving cash....

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Food Stamp Program Participation Rates: 2004

Barrett, Allison; Poikolainen, Anni - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006

Of the 38 million people eligible for food stamps in an average month during 2004, 23 million (60 percent) chose to participate. Conversely, about 15 million eligible people did not participate. Participation by eligible children and individuals in the poorest households, as well as by TANF and...

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Balancing the Multiple Objectives of Conservation Programs

Cattaneo, Andrea; Hellerstein, Daniel; Nickerson, Cynthia J. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2006

Many of the Nation’s conservation programs seek to achieve multiple environmental objectives. Implementing a multi-objective program efficiently requires program managers to balance different environmental and cost objectives. A number of conservation programs use an index approach to...

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The Welfare Cost of Means Testing: Pensioner Participation in Income.

Hernandez Alava, Monica; Pudney, Stephen; Hancock, Ruth - Department of Economics, University of Sheffield - 2006

We estimate parametric and semi-parametric binary choice models of benefit take-up by British pensioners and use a revealed preference argument to infer the cash-equivalent value of disutility arising from stigma or complexity of the claims process. These implicit costs turn out to be relatively...

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There’s no such thing as a free lunch: evidence of altruism and agency from household expenditure responses to child nutrition programs

Bingley, Paul; Walker, Ian - In: Review of Economics of the Household 11 (2013) 3, pp. 371-392

Transfers for particular client groups such as children are often in-kind rather than cash. However, this may, at least partially, crowd out private expenditures on the goods in question because they reduce the incentive for other individuals, like parents, to make altruistic transfers. They are...

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Does the availability of parental health insurance affect the college enrollment decision of young Americans?

Jung, Juergen; Hall, Diane M. Harnek; Rhoads, Thomas - In: Economics of Education Review 32 (2013) C, pp. 49-65

The present study examines whether the college enrollment decision of young individuals (student full-time, student part-time, and non-student) depends on health insurance coverage via a parent's family health plan. Our findings indicate that the availability of parental health insurance can...

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