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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Takeup<br />

Mean takeup rate is very low — a major puzzle in this literature<br />

(Currie 2004)<br />

Why leave money on the table?<br />

Andersen and Meyer (1997) show that after-tax UI replacement rate<br />

affects level of takeup.<br />

So at least some seem to be optimizing at the margin.<br />

Takeup low in many govt. programs. (UI, food stamps, EITC, etc.)<br />

Possible explanations: myopia, stigma, hassle, lack of info.<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 6: Social Insurance 123 / 207

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