Why (field) experiments on unethical behavior are important: Comparing stated and revealed behavior

Submitted by Salvatory Macha on

Understanding unethical behavior is essential to many phenomena in the real world. We carry out a field experiment in a unique setting that varies the levels of reciprocity and guilt in an ethical decision. A survey more than one year before the field experiment allows us to compare at the individual level stated unethical behavior with revealed behavior in the same situation in the field. Our results indicate a strong discrepancy between stated and revealed behavior, regardless of the specific treatment in the field experiment.

Experiments

Land and Poverty Conference

This year’s conference theme will be: Catalyzing Innovation. The Land and Poverty conference presents the latest research and innovations in policies and good practice on land governance around the…

Date: Monday 25 March — Friday 29 March, 2019
Location: World Bank 1818 H Street, NW 20433 Washington , District Of Columbia United States

13th Annual Meeting of EfD- in Colombia

The EfD Annual Meeting is the largest annual conference in the Global South on the application of environmental economics to development. The EfD Annual Meeting will be held in Bogotá, Colombia, on 21…

Date: Friday 22 November — Monday 25 November, 2019

Fish Price Determination Around Lake Victoria, Tanzania: Analysis of Factors Affecting Fish Landing Price

Submitted by Salvatory Macha on
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Determination of fish landing price is important, as the same contributes to the structure, conduct and performance of the fish market in Lake Victoria. Determination of relevant landing price is a gap to console between fishermen, agents (middlemen), processors and the government.

Fisheries

Evaluation of the impact of fuelwood tree planting programmes in Tanzania

Submitted by Salvatory Macha on
EfD Authors:

The rapid growth in Tree Planting for Fuelwood (TPF) program indicates the importance of taking care of the increasing demand for fuelwood globally. TPF programs in Tanzania aim to sustainably meet the rising demand for fuelwood. We evaluate the impact of TPF programs on the number of trees planted and those planted for fuelwood. Using survey data, we employ the Heckman and Propensity Score Matching techniques to estimate whether households plant trees for fuelwood and can identify tree species that would influence them to plant trees.

Forestry