In this study, we add to the body of evidence on the reliability of risk preference measurements using evidence from a survey and experiment in rural Viet Nam. We conducted a field survey and experiment with a random sample of 350 households. Subjects face various incentivized elicitation...

We present the results of an experiment involving established couples, which uses choices between lotteries to test some economic models of household decision-making. Subjects make choices individually and jointly and are asked to make predictions about their partners choices. Income pooling is...

In this study, we add to the body of evidence on the reliability of risk preference measurements using evidence from a survey and experiment in rural Viet Nam. We conducted a field survey and experiment with a random sample of 350 households. Subjects face various incentivized elicitation...

We test core theories of the household using variants of a public good game and experimental data from 240 couples in rural Uganda. Spouses do not maximise surplus from cooperation and realise a greater surplus when women are in charge. This violates assumptions of unitary and cooperative...

Using a sample of established couples, we conduct an experiment on household decision-making. Individual partners first make a series of dichotomous choices between household goods and vouchers for experiences and then the couple jointly face the same choices. A random lottery device is used to...

We devise and execute three experiments to test key features of models of household decision-making. Using established couples (married and unmarried) we test income pooling, unanimity and Pareto efficiency. Subjects make choices individually and jointly and are asked to make predictions about...