Publication:
Does Africa Need a Rotten Kin Theorem? Experimental Evidence from Village Economies

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorJakiela, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorOzier, Owen
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-29T20:50:35Z
dc.date.available2012-06-29T20:50:35Z
dc.date.issued2012-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper measures the economic impact of social pressure to share income with kin and neighbors in rural Kenyan villages. The authors conduct a lab experiment in which they randomly vary the observability of investment returns. The goal is to test whether subjects reduce their income in order to keep it hidden. The analysis finds that women adopt an investment strategy that conceals the size of their initial endowment in the experiment, although that strategy reduces their expected earnings. This effect is largest among women with relatives attending the experiment. Parameter estimates suggest that women behave as though they expect to be pressured to share four percent of their observable income with others, and substantially more when close kin can observe income directly. Although this paper provides experimental evidence from a single African country, observational studies suggest that similar pressure from kin may be prevalent in many rural areas throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16358327/africa-need-rotten-kin-theorem-experimental-evidence-village-economies
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6085
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9337
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 6085
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectASSET HOLDINGS
dc.subjectBANK OPERATIONS
dc.subjectBARGAINING
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectCREDIT ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectCREDIT COOPERATIVES
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDECLINE IN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC
dc.subjectDEVELOPING ECONOMIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDURABLE
dc.subjectDURABLE ASSET
dc.subjectDURABLE ASSETS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPECTED UTILITY
dc.subjectEXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BARGAINING
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WEALTH
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCENTIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT AMOUNT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CHOICE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CHOICES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT INCENTIVES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT INCOME
dc.subjectINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT OPTION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT OPTIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RETURN
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RETURNS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectLEVEL OF RISK
dc.subjectLEVY
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOTTERIES
dc.subjectMARGINAL UTILITY
dc.subjectMAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION
dc.subjectMICRO ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectMICROENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMUTUAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOPTIMAL ALLOCATION
dc.subjectOPTIMAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectOPTIMIZATION
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectPAYOUT
dc.subjectPERMANENT INCOME
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRISK AVERSE
dc.subjectRISK AVERSE INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectRISK AVERSION
dc.subjectRISK POOLING
dc.subjectRISK PREFERENCE
dc.subjectRISK PREFERENCES
dc.subjectRISKY INVESTMENT
dc.subjectRISKY INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectRISKY SECURITY
dc.subjectSANCTION
dc.subjectSANCTIONS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS ACCOUNT
dc.subjectSAVINGS ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectSELF­HELP
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX RATE
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectUTILITY MAXIMIZATION
dc.subjectUTILITY THEORY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.titleDoes Africa Need a Rotten Kin Theorem? Experimental Evidence from Village Economiesen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleDoes Africa Need a Rotten Kin Theorem? Experimental Evidence from Village Economies
okr.date.disclosure2012-06-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:58:48.499407Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16358327/africa-need-rotten-kin-theorem-experimental-evidence-village-economies
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid164231468331866866
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6085
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20120611131626
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16358327
okr.identifier.reportWPS6085
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/06/11/000158349_20120611131626/Rendered/PDF/WPS6085.pdfen
okr.sectorEducation :: General education sector
okr.themeHuman development :: Education for all
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Investment and Investment Climate
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Human Development (DECHD)
okr.volume1 of 1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
relation.isSeriesOfPublication.latestForDiscovery26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Thumbnail Image
Name:
WPS6085.pdf
Size:
1.53 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
WPS6085.txt
Size:
172.31 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Policy Research Working Papers