Administrative burden research has highlighted the multiple costs imposed by public
policies and their impact on citizens. However, the empirical understanding of citizens' …

The new 2022 edition of the most widely taught deviance text brings us into a changing
political era. A new chapter on political deviance includes a section that defines political …

State actions impact the lives of citizens in general and government benefit recipients in
particular. However, little is known about whether experiences of psychological costs among …

Research has long-noted that many households eligible for US public antipoverty programs
do not participate. Failing to understand the reasons for this leads to research and policy that …

Objective Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) cash value vouchers (CVV) have been
inconsistently redeemed in Arizona. The objective of this study was to explore perceived …

Evidence shows that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC) is underutilized. WIC enrolls 52.7% of eligible persons and participants claim …

Aversion to 'stigma'—disutility associated with a programme or activity due to beliefs about
how it is perceived—may affect labour market choices and utilization of social programmes …

The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program has changed its food benefit issuance
method from paper vouchers to electronic benefit transfer (EBT). WIC participation among …

Focusing on adults from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey, we investigated
whether mental health was a mediator in the association between obesity (body mass …

Abstract The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) seeks to reduce poverty and provide the
resources necessary for an individual to become self-sufficient. The EITC achieves this …