Information and Participation in Social Programs

Participation in social programs, such as clubs and other social organizations, results from a process in which an agent learns about the requirements, benefits, and likelihood of acceptance related to a program, applies to be a participant, and, finally, is accepted or rejected. We propose a model...

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Main Authors:	Coady, David, Martinelli, César, Parker, Susan W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2014
Subjects:	beliefs clinics cultural change discussion dwelling female households idea information acquisition information diffusion knowledge acquisition leading learning localities neighborhood neighborhoods overcrowding safety urban areas value of information
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19090

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spelling	okr-10986-190902021-04-23T14:03:51Z Information and Participation in Social Programs Coady, David Martinelli, César Parker, Susan W. beliefs clinics cultural change discussion dwelling female households idea information acquisition information diffusion knowledge acquisition leading learning localities neighborhood neighborhoods overcrowding safety urban areas value of information Participation in social programs, such as clubs and other social organizations, results from a process in which an agent learns about the requirements, benefits, and likelihood of acceptance related to a program, applies to be a participant, and, finally, is accepted or rejected. We propose a model of this participation process and provide an application of the model using data from a social program in Mexico. Our empirical analysis illustrates that decisions at each stage of the process are responsive to expectations about the decisions and outcomes at the subsequent stages and that knowledge about the program can have a significant impact on participation outcomes. 2014-07-30T22:04:52Z 2014-07-30T22:04:52Z 2013-01 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X 10.1093/wber/lhs021 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19090 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Mexico
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description	Participation in social programs, such as clubs and other social organizations, results from a process in which an agent learns about the requirements, benefits, and likelihood of acceptance related to a program, applies to be a participant, and, finally, is accepted or rejected. We propose a model of this participation process and provide an application of the model using data from a social program in Mexico. Our empirical analysis illustrates that decisions at each stage of the process are responsive to expectations about the decisions and outcomes at the subsequent stages and that knowledge about the program can have a significant impact on participation outcomes.
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author	Coady, David Martinelli, César Parker, Susan W.
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title	Information and Participation in Social Programs
title_short	Information and Participation in Social Programs
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title_full_unstemmed	Information and Participation in Social Programs
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publisher	Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
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Information and Participation in Social Programs

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