Microfinance and Prosocial Behaviors
Experimental Evidence of Public-Good Contributions in Uganda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24047724 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bryan Mccannon (0000-0003-2433-2803), Bryan C McCannon, Zachary Rodríguez (0000-0002-4895-6998) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 175 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 228-257 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics JITE (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0932-4569 • E-ISSN: 1614-0559 |
| Publisher | Mohr Siebeck (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1628/jite-2018-0010 |
| OpenAlex | W2799375247 |
| Language | EN |
Microfinance is an important component of the fight against poverty. We ask whether access to microfinance loans by the poor relates to their prosocial behaviors. A lab-in-the-field study in southern, rural Uganda is done. A public-good game is used to measure subjects' willingness to free-ride. We document higher levels of contributions by those who have previously received a microloan. We explore potential explanations such as differing social-norm assessments, measurable income effects, or sample selection bias. Receiving a microloan continuesto have an independent effect on prosociality. The results suggest that exposureto microfinance correlates with social preferences.
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Empathy · Microfinance · Political science · Prosocial behavior · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |