Take-up of a social benefit is usually defined as receiving a benefit for which an individual or
household is eligible. The take-up rate is the fraction of those eligible for a program who …

This article aims to provide an overview of the main mechanisms underlying the non-take-up
of public provisions by bringing together insights from existing theoretical models and the …

We develop a framework for welfare analysis of interventions designed to increase take-up
of social safety net programs in the presence of potential behavioral biases. We calibrate the …

We address the role of “psychological frictions” in the incomplete take-up of EITC benefits
with an IRS field experiment. We specifically assess the influence of program confusion …

This article offers two theoretical contributions. First, we develop the concept of
administrative burden as an important variable in understanding how citizens experience …

Stigma has long been viewed by some as essential to discourage excessive claims, yet
seen by others as a cause of non-take-up by people in need and as a form of symbolic …

This paper offers a review of recent literature regarding the take up of social programs in the
US and UK A few general conclusions are drawn: First, take up is enhanced by automatic or …

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We study the effects of Secure Communities, an immigration enforcement program that
dramatically increased interior removals of Hispanic noncitizens from the United States, on …

We review theoretical explanations for in-kind transfers in light of the limited empirical
evidence. After reviewing the traditional paternalistic arguments, we consider explanations …