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Marissa E. Thompson
One Fell Through the Safety Net: Embeddedness and Take Up of Social Benefits
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: Higher educationThe U.S. social safety net comprises a patchwork quilt of welfare programs, but not all eligible beneficiaries receive aid. Incomplete take-up suggests that some children and families are not receiving access to the education, healthcare, housing, and income needed to break the cycle of poverty… more →
Bureaucracy and Burden: Understanding Take-up of a Need-Based Financial Aid Program
Elizabeth Burland, Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija, Kelcie Ferrara-Gerson, Xavier Fields, Katherine Michelmore, Nathan Sotherland, Kevin Stange, Marissa E. Thompson, Megan Tompkins-Stange.Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: Higher educationSocial welfare programs, including college financial aid, often only reach a fraction of eligible beneficiaries. We examine this problem through the lens of Michigan’s Tuition Incentive Program (TIP), a state need-based grant aid program. We conduct a large-scale mixed-methods study using data… more →