The determinants of participation in a social program: Evidence from a prototypical job training program

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Heckman, JJ; Smith, JA
• 署名单位: University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; University of Chicago
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/381250
• 发表日期: 2004
• 页码: 243-298
• 关键词: employment; rates; BIAS

摘要

This article decomposes the participation process of a prototypical program into eligibility, awareness, application, acceptance, and enrollment. With this decomposition, we determine the sources of unequal participation for different groups and demonstrate that variables often have very different effects at different stages in the participation process. Our analysis shows that personal choices substantially affect participation and that awareness of program eligibility is a major source of variation in participation.