Is Informal Redistribution Costly? Evidence from a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment in Senegal
Marie Boltz
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- IdHAL : marie-boltz
- ORCID : 0000-0001-9242-1336
- IdRef : 190591390
Karine Marazyan
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- IdHAL : karine-marazyan
- ORCID : 0000-0002-7648-4465
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Paola Villar
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Résumé
In Sub-Saharan Africa, individuals frequently transfer a substantial share of their resources to members of their social networks. Social pressure to redistribute, however, can induce disincentive effects on resource allocation decisions. This paper measures and characterizes the costs of redistributive pressure by estimating individuals’ willingness to pay (WTP) to hide their income. The study estimates a social tax due to informal redistribution of 10 percent. Moreover, it shows that individuals are willing to escape from the redistributive pressure exerted mainly by extended family members.
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Is Informal Redistribution Costly? Evidence from a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment in Senegal
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Résumé |
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, individuals frequently transfer a substantial share of their resources to members of their social networks. Social pressure to redistribute, however, can induce disincentive effects on resource allocation decisions. This paper measures and characterizes the costs of redistributive pressure by estimating individuals’ willingness to pay (WTP) to hide their income. The study estimates a social tax due to informal redistribution of 10 percent. Moreover, it shows that individuals are willing to escape from the redistributive pressure exerted mainly by extended family members.
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Auteur(s) |
Marie Boltz
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, Karine Marazyan
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, Paola Villar
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CES -
Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne
( 15080 )
- Maison des Sciences Économiques - 106-112 Boulevard de l'Hôpital - 75647 Paris Cedex 13
- France
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IEDES -
Instutut d'Études du Développement de la Sorbonne
( 312641 )
- 45 bis, avenue de la Belle Gabrielle 94130 Nogent-sur-Marne
- France
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DEVSOC -
UMR Développement et Sociétés
( 94931 )
- 45 bis avenue de la Belle Gabrielle - 94736 NOGENT SUR MARNE - FRANCE
- France
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INED -
Institut national d'études démographiques
( 57627 )
- Campus Condorcet
9, cours des Humanités - CS 50004
93322 Aubervilliers Cedex
- France
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UNamur -
Université de Namur [Namur]
( 364917 )
- Rempart de la Vierge 8, 5000 Namur
- Belgique
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Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2019-12-03
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Page/Identifiant |
lhz041
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Africa, Lab-in-the-field experiment, extended families, willingness to pay, informal redistribution, income observability
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DOI | 10.1093/wber/lhz041 |
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