Published:
Washington, D.C: The World Bank, 2013
2013
Extent:
Online-Ressource (39 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1596/1813-9450-6319
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Reproduction series:
World Bank eLibrary
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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. The authors propose a model of this participation process and provide an application of the model using data from a social program in Mexico. Their 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