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Informal finance: A theory of moneylenders

Madestam, Andreas - In: Journal of Development Economics 107 (2014) C, pp. 157-174

substitutes. The model also explains why weak legal institutions increase the prevalence of informal finance in some markets and …

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Group versus individual liability: Short and long term evidence from Philippine microcredit lending groups

Giné, Xavier; Karlan, Dean S. - In: Journal of Development Economics 107 (2014) C, pp. 65-83

Group liability in microcredit purports to improve repayment rates through peer screening, monitoring, and enforcement. However, it may create excessive pressure, and discourage reliable clients from borrowing. Two randomized trials tested the overall effect, as well as specific mechanisms. The...

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A structural econometric analysis of the informal sector heterogeneity

Nguimkeu, Pierre - In: Journal of Development Economics 107 (2014) C, pp. 175-191

Understanding the informal sector – that represents about 60–90% of urban employment in developing countries – has a significant importance for any strategy and policy interventions aiming to alleviate poverty and improve welfare. I formulate and estimate a model of entrepreneurial choice...

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A tale of two species: Revisiting the effect of registration reform on informal business owners in Mexico

Bruhn, Miriam - In: Journal of Development Economics 103 (2013) C, pp. 275-283

Some argue that informal business owners are viable entrepreneurs who do not register due to complex regulation. Others claim that they are making a living while searching for a job. This paper suggests that a mix of both views is correct. I separate informal business owners into those who have...

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Stated social behavior and revealed actions: Evidence from six Latin American countries

Cárdenas, Juan Camilo; Chong, Alberto; Ñopo, Hugo - In: Journal of Development Economics 104 (2013) C, pp. 16-33

Do attitudinal surveys and incentivized experiments predict actual behavior? We answer this question using data on … trust and pro-sociality from experiments and surveys conducted on six Latin American cities. Individuals in agreement with a …, sports and culture. Both, experiments and surveys carry useful information to understand motivations and intentions in pro …

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Exporting democratic practices: Evidence from a village governance intervention in Eastern Congo

Humphreys, Macartan; de la Sierra, Raúl Sánchez; der … - In: Journal of Development Economics 140 (2019), pp. 279-301

We study a randomized Community Driven Reconstruction (CDR) intervention that provided two years of exposure to democratic practices in 1250 villages in eastern Congo. To assess its impact, we examine behavior in a village-level unconditional cash transfer project that distributed $1000 to 457...

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Gender quotas in development programming: Null results from a field experiment in Congo

van der Windt, Peter; Humphreys, Macartan; de la … - In: Journal of Development Economics 133 (2018), pp. 326-345

We examine whether gender quotas introduced by development agencies empower women. As part of a development program, an international organization created community management committees in 661 villages to oversee village level program expenditures. In a randomly selected half of these villages...

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Missing public funds and targeting performance: Evidence from an anti-poverty transfer program in Indonesia

Suryadarma, Daniel; Yamauchi, Chikako - In: Journal of Development Economics 103 (2013) C, pp. 62-76

This paper investigates how failing to consider missing funds in public resource delivery can lead to misleading conclusions on the nature and correlates of targeting performance. Combining administrative data on disbursement and household survey data on receipt under Indonesia's anti-poverty...

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The extension of social security coverage in developing countries

Jung, Juergen; Tran, Chung - In: Journal of Development Economics 99 (2012) 2, pp. 439-458

We study the dynamic general equilibrium effects of introducing a social pension program to elderly informal sector workers in developing countries who lack formal risk sharing mechanisms against income and longevity risks. To this end, we formulate a stochastic dynamic general equilibrium model...

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Motives for sharing in social networks

Ligon, Ethan; Schechter, Laura - In: Journal of Development Economics 99 (2012) 1, pp. 13-26

What motivates people in rural villages to share? We first elicit a baseline level of sharing using a standard, anonymous dictator game. Then using variants of the dictator game that allow for either revealing the dictator's identity or allowing the dictator to choose the recipient, we attribute...

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