Holford, Angus (2015) Take‐up of Free School Meals: Price Effects and Peer Effects. Economica, 82 (328). pp. 976-993. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12147
Holford, Angus (2015) Take‐up of Free School Meals: Price Effects and Peer Effects. Economica, 82 (328). pp. 976-993. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12147
Holford, Angus (2015) Take‐up of Free School Meals: Price Effects and Peer Effects. Economica, 82 (328). pp. 976-993. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12147
Abstract
<jats:p>29% of the 1.4 million eligible children do not participate in the UK's Free School Meals programme. Like other welfare benefits, take‐up of free school meals is affected by stigma and lack of information. This paper uses a fixed‐effect instrumental variables strategy to evaluate the role of peer‐group participation in overcoming these barriers. Identification of endogenous peer effects is achieved by exploiting a scheme that extended free school meal entitlement to all children in some areas. Results show that a 10 percentage point rise in peer‐group take‐up reduces non‐participation by 3.3–4.0 percentage points, or between 29% and 35%.</jats:p>
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jun 2015 08:59 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 15:52 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/13887 |
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