Is Ignorance Bliss? THe Effect of Asymmetric Information between Spouses on Intra-Household Allocations

We conducted a field experiment in Southern Ghana to test the effect of asymmetric information on intrahousehold allocation. A lottery was conducted, where prizes were distributed in public and in private. The results indicate that asymmetric information over windfalls has a differential effect on o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American economic review 2013-05, Vol.103 (3), p.263-268
Hauptverfasser:	Castilla, Carolina, Walker, Thomas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allocation of power Asset income asymmetric and private information Asymmetric information Cash Consumption Couples economic development Equilibrium Expenditures Experiments Family income Gender Ghana Homes household production Households Husbands Information asymmetry Information control intrahousehold allocation Investment Livestock Living arrangements Lotteries Male-female relationships microeconomic analyses Monogamy Personal grooming Polls & surveys Polygamy Public goods Resource allocation Spouses Studies THE ECONOMICS OF GENDER Wives
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