We investigate the impact of microcredit borrowing on the labor allocation of Rural Ethiopians using 3 waves of LSMS-ISA panel data. While microloans are often associated with moderate average effects on welfare, we show that another possible way to grasp this question is to study the...

This paper revisits the causes behind child labor supply by focusing on an aspect that has received little attention: the link between the household head's risk and time preferences and observed child labor supply. We develop a theoretical model and empirically test for this causality using data...

This paper revisits the causes behind child labor supply by focusing on an aspect that has received little attention: the link between the household head's risk and time preferences and observed child labor supply. We develop a theoretical model and empirically test for this causality using data...

This paper investigates the extent to which different measures of trust are connected to a community's ability to undertake collective action. The objective is to clarify what trust measurement method is better at explaining how heterogeneous individuals manage to engage in joint activities,...