Hey Look at Me: The Effect of Giving Circles on Giving
In: Yale Economics Department Working Paper No. 96
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In: Yale Economics Department Working Paper No. 96
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In: The economic journal: the journal of the Royal Economic Society, Band 117, Heft 517, S. F52-F84
ISSN: 1468-0297
In: American economic review, Band 95, Heft 5, S. 1688-1699
ISSN: 1944-7981
Questions remain as to whether results from experimental economics are generalizable to real decisions in nonlaboratory settings. Furthermore, questions persist about whether social capital helps mitigate information asymmetries in credit markets. I examine whether behavior in two laboratory games, Trust and a Public Goods, predicts loan repayments to a Peruvian group-lending microfinance program. Since this program relies on social capital to enforce repayment, this tests the external validity of the games. Individuals identified as "trustworthy" by the Trust Game are indeed less likely to default on their loans. No similar support is found for the game's identification of "trusting" individuals.
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In: CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15221
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In: NBER Working Paper No. w20971
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In: Journal of development economics, Band 107, S. 65-83
ISSN: 0304-3878
In: NBER Working Paper No. w19106
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In: Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 331
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In: Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1024
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In: CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9503
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In: NBER Working Paper No. w19646
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In: Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1033
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In: Journal of development economics, Band 98, Heft 1, S. 71-75
ISSN: 0304-3878