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Salvatore Di Falco1, Razack Lokina2, Peter Martinsson3
1Institute of Economics and Econometrics, Geneva School of Economics and Management, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Abstract:
We propose a novel laboratory experiment to document the pressure to share income within social networks in Africa. We find that the redistributive pressure exerted via the possibility of receiving a claim increases altruism, while the possibility of hiding from such claim reduces it. Our results indicate that sharing norms are crucial drivers of giving to other members of the network. We also find that pressure to share has a detrimental effect on the undertaking of profitable but risky investments.
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