Community Composition and Collective Action: Analyzing Initial Mail Response to the 2000 Census Export

@article{vigdor_community_2004, abstract = {Abstract--This paper analyzes how community heterogeneity influences resident decisions to undertake actions generating public benefits. The decision in question is completing and returning the 2000 Census questionnaire, an action which secures a significant amount of federal grants for the community. The model developed to explain this action allows members of societal groups to differentially value public benefits that accrue to other group members. Racial, generational, and socioeconomic class heterogeneity all predict significantly lower response rates at the county level. The potential for endogenous sorting into heterogeneous counties implies that the magnitude of tree behavioral effects exceeds these estimates. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of Review of Economics \\& Statistics is the property of MIT Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts)}, author = {Vigdor, Jacob L.}, citeulike-article-id = {2331752}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=bth\&AN=12908529\&site=ehost-live}, comment = {Abstract--This paper analyzes how community heterogeneity influences resident decisions to undertake actions generating public benefits. The decision in question is completing and returning the 2000 Census questionnaire, an action which secures a significant amount of federal grants for the community. The model developed to explain this action allows members of societal groups to differentially value public benefits that accrue to other group members. Racial, generational, and socioeconomic class heterogeneity all predict significantly lower response rates at the county level. The potential for endogenous sorting into heterogeneous counties implies that the magnitude of tree behavioral effects exceeds these estimates. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of Review of Economics \& Statistics is the property of MIT Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts)}, doi = {Article}, journal = {Review of Economics \\& Statistics}, keywords = {aidheterogeneitysocial, assistancegovernment, bibtex-import, communitieseconomic, sciencesstatistics, socialcapital, thesis}, month = {February}, pages = {303--312}, posted-at = {2008-02-04 22:44:22}, priority = {2}, title = {Community Composition and Collective Action: Analyzing Initial Mail Response to the 2000 Census}, url = {Article}, volume = {86}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - vigdor_community_2004 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2331752 N2 - Abstract--This paper analyzes how community heterogeneity influences resident decisions to undertake actions generating public benefits. The decision in question is completing and returning the 2000 Census questionnaire, an action which secures a significant amount of federal grants for the community. The model developed to explain this action allows members of societal groups to differentially value public benefits that accrue to other group members. Racial, generational, and socioeconomic class heterogeneity all predict significantly lower response rates at the county level. The potential for endogenous sorting into heterogeneous counties implies that the magnitude of tree behavioral effects exceeds these estimates. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of Review of Economics \\& Statistics is the property of MIT Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts) JF - Review of Economics \\& Statistics EP - 312 TI - Community Composition and Collective Action: Analyzing Initial Mail Response to the 2000 Census VL - 86 SP - 303 KW - aidheterogeneitysocial KW - assistancegovernment KW - bibtex-import KW - communitieseconomic KW - sciencesstatistics KW - socialcapital KW - thesis N1 - Abstract--This paper analyzes how community heterogeneity influences resident decisions to undertake actions generating public benefits. The decision in question is completing and returning the 2000 Census questionnaire, an action which secures a significant amount of federal grants for the community. The model developed to explain this action allows members of societal groups to differentially value public benefits that accrue to other group members. Racial, generational, and socioeconomic class heterogeneity all predict significantly lower response rates at the county level. The potential for endogenous sorting into heterogeneous counties implies that the magnitude of tree behavioral effects exceeds these estimates. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of Review of Economics \& Statistics is the property of MIT Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts) AU - Vigdor, Jacob PY - 2004/February// UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=bth\&AN=12908529\&site=ehost-live ER -