Eleni Yitbarek
Biographic Data
| ID | 962801 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eleni Yitbarek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eleni |
| FAMILY NAME | Yitbarek |
| SIGNATURE | YITBAREK E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4549-4740 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Moral Disengagement and Charitable Giving: Experimental Evidence From South Africa
Moral disengagement has been linked to harmful behaviour and reduced inclination to assist others. Charitable giving, a form of assistance to others, is an important form of domestic resource mobilization in middle-income countries. Moral disengagement can impact decisions regarding charitable giving by enabling individuals to rationalize less generous behaviour. We conducted a survey to investigate how moral disengagement varies across demograph…
Beliefs and preferences as predictors of prophylactic adherence and lockdown compliance in South Africa
Much of the research on behavioural preferences as predictors of compliance with regulations aimed at reducing the transmission of COVID-19 has focused on developed countries, with very little consideration of African countries. We conduct an online survey (n = 1503) considering beliefs, and individual and social preferences as predictors of compliance with prophylactic measures and lockdown regulations in South Africa. We use incentivized experi…
Possible welfare benefits of basic income support: Evidence from a benefit incidence analysis in South Africa
The study investigates the potential welfare effect of basic income support (BIS) in reducing poverty and inequality in South Africa. Using the 2017 labour force survey and a benefit incidence analysis, we consider three BIS scenarios: (i) universal income support for those aged between 18 and 59; (ii) only those who are unemployed receive the benefit; and (iii) only unemployed individuals in extremely poor households defined by the food poverty …
Trust in government, social media and willingness to vaccinate
Inequality, Outreach, and Impact in Public Goods Contributions
Mobilizing domestic resources is vital in financing domestic investment and social programmes, which are essential for reducing poverty in developing countries. We consider citizens’ willingness to contribute to public goods as one mechanism for domestic resource mobilization. In particular, we are interested in how willingness to contribute varies on three dimensions: inequality in initial endowments, public good outreach (local vs. national), a…
Entrepreneurial Risk Attitude in Micro and Small Enterprises: Evidence From Urban Ethiopia
We analyze the risk attitude of women and men entrepreneurs in the micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and investigate the factors that influence the risk attitude of MSE owners. The empirical analysis of the study consists of two parts. First, we use a moment-based approach to estimate the risk preferences of male and female entrepreneurs. Second, we estimate a regression model to understand the correlates of risk attitude and decompose the gende…
Climate change and child malnutrition: A Nigerian perspective
Intergenerational Education Mobility in Africa: Has Progress been Inclusive
This paper employs nationally representative household survey data on parents of adult individuals to analyze the intergenerational transmission of education in nine Sub-Saharan African countries. The paper provides the levels, trends, and patterns of intergenerational persistence of educational attainment over 50 years, with a special focus on gender differences. The study finds a declining cohort trend in the intergenerational educational persi…
Intergenerational Education Mobility in Africa: Has Progress been Inclusive
This paper employs nationally representative household survey data on parents of adult individuals to analyze the intergenerational transmission of education in nine Sub-Saharan African countries. The paper provides the levels, trends, and patterns of intergenerational persistence of educational attainment over 50 years, with a special focus on gender differences. The study finds a declining cohort trend in the intergenerational educational persi…
Climate change and child malnutrition: A Nigerian perspective
Inequality, Outreach, and Impact in Public Goods Contributions
Mobilizing domestic resources is vital in financing domestic investment and social programmes, which are essential for reducing poverty in developing countries. We consider citizens’ willingness to contribute to public goods as one mechanism for domestic resource mobilization. In particular, we are interested in how willingness to contribute varies on three dimensions: inequality in initial endowments, public good outreach (local vs. national), a…
Entrepreneurial Risk Attitude in Micro and Small Enterprises: Evidence From Urban Ethiopia
We analyze the risk attitude of women and men entrepreneurs in the micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and investigate the factors that influence the risk attitude of MSE owners. The empirical analysis of the study consists of two parts. First, we use a moment-based approach to estimate the risk preferences of male and female entrepreneurs. Second, we estimate a regression model to understand the correlates of risk attitude and decompose the gende…
Beliefs and preferences as predictors of prophylactic adherence and lockdown compliance in South Africa
Much of the research on behavioural preferences as predictors of compliance with regulations aimed at reducing the transmission of COVID-19 has focused on developed countries, with very little consideration of African countries. We conduct an online survey (n = 1503) considering beliefs, and individual and social preferences as predictors of compliance with prophylactic measures and lockdown regulations in South Africa. We use incentivized experi…
Possible welfare benefits of basic income support: Evidence from a benefit incidence analysis in South Africa
The study investigates the potential welfare effect of basic income support (BIS) in reducing poverty and inequality in South Africa. Using the 2017 labour force survey and a benefit incidence analysis, we consider three BIS scenarios: (i) universal income support for those aged between 18 and 59; (ii) only those who are unemployed receive the benefit; and (iii) only unemployed individuals in extremely poor households defined by the food poverty …
Trust in government, social media and willingness to vaccinate
Moral Disengagement and Charitable Giving: Experimental Evidence From South Africa
Moral disengagement has been linked to harmful behaviour and reduced inclination to assist others. Charitable giving, a form of assistance to others, is an important form of domestic resource mobilization in middle-income countries. Moral disengagement can impact decisions regarding charitable giving by enabling individuals to rationalize less generous behaviour. We conducted a survey to investigate how moral disengagement varies across demograph…
Economics (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Poverty (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (2 works)