行政负担与程序性拒绝：来自 SNAP 的实验证据
Administrative Burden and Procedural Denials: Experimental Evidence from SNAP
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy · 2024 · [{"name": "Eric Giannella", "affiliation": []}, {"name": "Tatiana Homonoff", "affiliation": ["Wagner College", "New York University"]}, {"name": "Gwen Rino", "affiliation": []}, {"name": "Jason Somerville", "affiliation": ["Federal Reserve Bank of New York"]}]
中文摘要
许多政府项目申请因与申请相关的行政负担而导致程序性拒绝。我们将受理面谈识别为补充营养援助计划参与的一个关键障碍，并研究了一种旨在降低负担的替代申请流程的效果。利用一项涉及65,000名洛杉矶申请人的实地实验，我们发现，获得由申请人发起的灵活面谈机会，使批准率提高6个百分点，使早期批准翻倍，并使长期参与率提高超过2个百分点。我们的研究结果强调，在设计项目完整性政策时纳入灵活性以最大限度减少程序性拒绝的重要性。（JEL H75, I18, I38）
Abstract
Many government program applications result in procedural denials due to administrative burdens associated with applying. We identify the intake interview as a key barrier to take-up of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and study the effect of an alternative application process designed to reduce burdens. Using a field experiment involving 65,000 Los Angeles applicants, we find that access to flexible interviews initiated by the applicant increases approvals by 6 percentage points, doubles early approvals, and increases long-term participation by over 2 percentage points. Our findings highlight the importance of incorporating flexibility when designing program integrity policies to minimize procedural denials. (JEL H75, I18, I38)