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Abstract: In this paper, we examine the relative influence of individual decisions on joint household decisions, and whether and to what extent joint choices are more or less patient than individual…

28 June 2016 | Peer Reviewed | China, Sweden

Understanding unethical behavior is essential to many phenomena in the real world. The vast majority of existing studies have relied on stated behavior in surveys and some on incentivized experiments…

20 April 2016 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, Global Hub

Abstract: We analyze a typical principal-agent relationship in the context of international climate policy, in which the principals of two countries first decide whether to merge their domestic…

20 April 2016 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden

We investigate whether a social information campaign aimed at reducing water use causes a spillover effect on the use of electricity. On average, water use decreased by 6 percent for a treatment group…

28 March 2016 | EfD Discussion Paper | Chile, Sweden

This paper investigates direct and spillover effects of a social information campaign aimed at encouraging residential water savings in Colombia. The campaign was organized as a randomized field…

28 March 2016 | EfD Discussion Paper | Chile, Sweden

We use rich survey data to investigate the economic impact of a climate-friendly rice farming method known as the system of rice intensification (SRI) on the welfare of rain-dependent small-holder…

14 December 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden, Ethiopia, Global Hub

Abstract: In this paper, we analyze water demand by urban households in Rwanda who currently lack a piped connection into their home. The analysis uses data from a cross-sectional survey. The results…

23 February 2016 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden

Abstract: Gendered food security gaps between female- and male-headed households (FHHs and MHHs) can be decomposed into two sets of components: those explained by observable differences in levels of…

23 February 2016 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden

Abstract: Attitudes towards risk and uncertainty have been indicated to be highly context-dependent, and to be sensitive to the measurement technique employed. We present data collected in controlled…

18 February 2016 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden

Abstract: We investigate the relationship between social class belonging and contributions to local public goods. By utilizing the social class classifications in Colombia and an experimental design…

18 February 2016 | Peer Reviewed | Central America, Sweden