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Extreme Events, Educational Aspirations and Long-term Outcomes
Iwo, Rene A.; Frankenberg, Elizabeth; Sumantri, Cecep; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was an extremely destructive event in Aceh, Indonesia, killing over 160,000 people and … affect human capital in the short and long term. We use longitudinal data from the Study of the Tsunami Aftermath and … these results likely reflect, at least in part, the successful post-tsunami reconstruction program, they also establish …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635665
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The Long-Run Effects of Psychotherapy on Depression, Beliefs, and Economic Outcomes
Bhat, Bhargav; De Quidt, Jonathan; Haushofer, Johannes; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
self-assessed levels of patience and altruism. Therapy did not increase levels of employment or consumption, possibly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210039
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Evolution of Risk Aversion over Five Years after a Major Natural Disaster
Ingwersen, Nicholas; Frankenberg, Elizabeth; Thomas, Duncan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
is examined, exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in exposure to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in combination with … rich population-representative longitudinal survey data spanning the five years after the tsunami. Respondents chose among … pairs of hypothetical income streams. Those directly exposed to the tsunami made choices consistent with greater willingness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250120
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Cash Transfers and Social Preferences of Children
Haushofer, Johannes; Larreboure, Magdalena; Lowes, Sara; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We study the effects of an unconditional cash transfer program on social preferences of children. The program allocated $1,076 to randomly selected households in rural Kenya. We measure the social preferences of 4,022 children from 1,687 households with survey questions and incentivized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372476
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It Hurts To Ask
Bénabou, Roland; Jaroszewicz, Ania; Loewenstein, George F. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We analyze the offering, asking, and granting of help or other benefits as a three-stage game with bilateral private information between a person in need of help and a potential help-giver. Asking entails the risk of rejection, which can be painful: since unawareness of the need can no longer be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013388842
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Locus of Control and Prosocial Behavior
Andor, Mark Andreas; Cox, James C.; Gerster, Andreas; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
one's own contributions (impure altruism) and others contributions (pure altruism). Using multiple data sets from Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362013
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A General Rationale for a Governmental Role in the Relief of Large Risks
Shavell, Steven - 2014
The government often provides relief against large risks, such as disasters. A simple, general rationale for this role of government is considered here that applies even when private contracting to share risks is not subject to market imperfections. Specifically, the optimal private sharing of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012458472
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Ethnic Remoteness Reduces the Peace Dividend from Trade Access
Desmet, Klaus; Gomes, Joseph Flavian - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper shows that ethnically remote locations do not reap the full peace dividend from increased market access. Exploiting the staggered implementation of the US-initiated Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and using high-resolution data on ethnic composition and violent conflict for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013537756
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Unconditional Cash Transfers : A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Randomized Evaluations in Low and Middle Income Countries
Crosta, Tommaso; Karlan, Dean; Ong, Finley; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We use Bayesian meta-analysis methods to estimate the impact of unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) on twelve primary outcomes from 114 studies of 72 UCT programs in middle and low income countries. Cash transfers generate strong and positive average treatment effects on ten of thirteen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015056104
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What Determines Giving to Hurricane Katrina Victims? Experimental Evidence on Income, Race, and Fairness
Fong, Christina M. - 2007
We investigate determinants of private and public generosity to Katrina victims using an artifactual field experiment. In this experiment, respondents from the general population viewed a short audiovisual presentation that manipulated respondents' perceptions of the income, race, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465435