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Assessing peer influence on farmers' climate adaptations : an experimental adoption of index insurance and savings in Uzbekistan
Moritz, Laura; Kuhn, Lena; Bobojonov, Ihtiyor B.; … - In: Journal of agricultural and applied economics : JAEE 56 (2024) 1, pp. 1-20
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014495706
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One size doesn't fit all : plurality of social norms and saving behavior in Kenya
Fromell, Hanna; Nosenzo, Daniele; Owens, Trudy; Tufano, … - 2019
kin and neighbors. Whether income secrecy facilitates savings depends on the type of norm individuals uphold: stricter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131669
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Corruption and cheating : evidence from rural Thailand
Hübler, Olaf; Koch, Melanie; Menkhoff, Lukas; Schmidt, … - 2020
This study tests the prediction that perceived corruption reduces ethical behavior. Integrating a standard "cheating" experiment into a broad household survey in rural Thailand, we find clear support for this prediction: respondents who perceive corruption in state affairs are more likely to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012384531
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Price and Information Type in Microinsurance Demand : Experimental Evidence from Mexico
Bauchet, Jonathan - 2014
Poor households in developing countries face large and varied risks, but often have inadequate informal tools to manage them. Microinsurance is being developed to create a better alternative, and it should in theory be in high demand. Yet take-up of microinsurance remains low. I study the impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013049865
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Linking savings behavior, confidence and individual feedback : a field experiment in Ethiopia
Avdeenko, Alexandra; Bohne, Albrecht; Frölich, Markus - 2019
In this paper we investigate behavioral constraints to savings among smallholder farmers in rural Ethiopia. Increasing … savings by overcoming such behavioral constraints has been documented to have positive effects on various outcomes such as … health, education, and agricultural investments. We causally identify a strong increase in savings to a soft commitment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012126111
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Linking Savings Behavior, Confidence and Individual Feedback : A Field Experiment in Ethiopia
Avdeenko, Alexandra - 2019
In this paper we investigate behavioral constraints to savings among smallholder farmers in rural Ethiopia. Increasing … savings by overcoming such behavioral constraints has been documented to have positive effects on various outcomes such as … health, education, and agricultural investments. We causally identify a strong increase in savings to a soft commitment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012858261
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On the basis of (mis)trust? : spousal trust and trustworthiness in household decision making: experimental evidence from India
Sternberg, Henrike; Steinert, Janina; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2021 - This version: April 11, 2021
supplementary receipt of the private device significantly increased the wife's savings in couples with a low level of spousal trust … more effective hiding of the wife's savings amounts, facilitated through the private saving device. From a policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012498329
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Time Delay and Investment Decisions : Evidence from an Experiment in Tanzania
Nikolov, Plamen - 2019
Attitudes toward risk underlie virtually every important economic decision an individual makes. In this experimental study, I examine how introducing a time delay into the execution of an investment plan influences individuals' risk preferences. The field experiment proceeded in three stages: a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012862462
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Time delay and investment decisions : evidence from an experiment in Tanzania
Nikolov, Plamen - 2019
Attitudes toward risk underlie virtually every important economic decision an individual makes. In this experimental study, I examine how introducing a time delay into the execution of an investment plan influences individuals' risk preferences. The field experiment proceeded in three stages: a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012118320
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Experimental evidence on credit constraints
Bando Grana, Rosangela; Uribe, Claudia - 2016
. Such changes can also result from myopic behavior or precautionary savings. This study uses a randomized control trial to … explore the effects of enabling savings as a tool to smooth consumption, keeping income constant. The study focuses on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457930