In Becker et al. (2013a,b), we proposed a theory to explain giving behaviour in dictator experiments by a combination … of selfishness and a notion of justice. The theory was tested using dictator, social planner, and veil of ignorance … experiments. Here we analyse gender differences in preferences for giving and notions of justice in experiments using the same …

Gender differences in voting patterns and political attitudes towards redistribution are well-documented. The … experimental gender literature suggests several plausible behavioral explanations behind these differences, relating to gender … gender difference in average chosen tax rates in the performance conditions. We find that this gender difference is mainly …

aim to reflect local perceptions of poverty. This paper demonstrates how such a measure can be constructed, using data … from a field experiment on poverty targeting in Indonesia. It then explores the potential impact of using this welfare … used as a meaningful basis for targeting and poverty measurement. …

. Besides exploring cross-country variation in public education, how its low level can lead to a poverty trap and how its high …

expanded in a consistent way to any welfare measure;and can be assessed for reliability usingstandard statistical theory …

technological non convexity exists. It follows that certain households are poverty trapped, that the initial distribution of wealth …