<title>A<sc>bstract</sc> </title> Assumptions about individual time preferences are important for explanations of poverty and development. Data from a large-scale elicitation exercise in Tanzania show significantly higher levels of impatience in urban areas than in rural areas. This result remains robust to adding...

Development programmes and their potential beneficiaries may differ considerably on how they assess the fairness of aid distribution(s). It is worthwhile to understand and explain this heterogeneity, as a mismatch may jeopardize local acceptance and the effectiveness of development aid. Focusing...

This contribution examines the relation between gender and network formation in rural Nicaragua in 2007 and studies differences in the structure and contents of men's and women's networks. Such differences are relevant, as network theory suggests that structural characteristics - as well as...