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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2022
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15431
Verlag: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Zusammenfassung: 
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.
Schlagwörter: 
welfare stigma
program participation
social networks
social image
peer effects
JEL: 
D19
D85
D91
I38
Z13
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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