Information and Participation in Social Programs

Coady, David ; Martinelli, Cé ; sar ; Parker, Susan W.

Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank

关键词: beliefs;    clinics;    cultural change;    discussion;    dwelling;   

DOI  :  10.1093/wber/lhs021

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

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.