Publication:
Cooperative Membership and Exposure to Role Models: Implications for Income and Asset Aspirations

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorTabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.
dc.contributor.authorHeckelei, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorBaylis, Kathy
dc.contributor.authorRasch, Sebastian
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-03T15:29:43Z
dc.date.available2024-01-03T15:29:43Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-01
dc.description.abstractAlthough it is increasingly recognized that aspirations drive economic behavior and outcomes, it is not fully understood how aspirations are formed (or eroded). However, it has been theoretically established that aspirations are socially constructed and formed under an aspiration window. An aspiration window refers to a cognitive zone of similar individuals based on age, gender, caste, geography, religion, ethnicity, and other social (self-help) groups. In these groups, individuals learn from each other through interaction and experimentation. We examine the relationship between group membership and aspirations. As a proxy for group membership, we use agricultural cooperatives that abound in many developing countries and have been associated with productivity and welfare gains. Given that farmers interact and are exposed to role models in these cooperatives, we also investigate the relationship between exposure to role models and aspirations. We show a positive association between cooperative membership and aspirations as well as between exposure to role models and aspirations. Interacting cooperative membership with exposure to role models, we find a larger association between cooperative membership and aspirations, highlighting the relevance of exposure to role models in these cooperatives. Given the growing evidence regarding the relevance of aspirations in achieving various developmental outcomes, our study highlights some entry points in improving aspirations.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40820
dc.identifier.issn2214-8043
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40820
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subjectASPIRATIONS
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP
dc.subjectCAPACITY TO ASPIRE
dc.subjectROLE MODELS
dc.subjectKENYA
dc.titleCooperative Membership and Exposure to Role Modelsen
dc.title.subtitleImplications for Income and Asset Aspirationsen
dc.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.associatedcontenthttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214804323001453?via%3Dihub Journal website (version of record)
okr.crossref.titleCooperative Membership and Exposure to Role Models: Implications for Income and Asset Aspirations
okr.date.disclosure2024-01-03
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.externalcontentExternal Content
okr.identifier.doidoi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2023.102119
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40820
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pagenumber102119
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Microenterprises
okr.volume107
person.external.hostWorkExternal Content
Files
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Journal articles published externally