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... The Influence of Society on Preferences Ernst Fehr University of Zurich and IZA Karla Hoff World Bank Discussion Paper No. ... provided by economic theory to explain empirical patterns. Exactly this complaint was put forward by John... more
... The Influence of Society on Preferences Ernst Fehr University of Zurich and IZA Karla Hoff World Bank Discussion Paper No. ... provided by economic theory to explain empirical patterns. Exactly this complaint was put forward by John Sutton in his presidential address at the ...
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We experimentally investigate in village India how belief systems that hierarchize social groups affect the groups’ responses to economic opportunities. Earlier we found that making caste salient hurt low caste performance both absolutely... more
We experimentally investigate in village India how belief systems that hierarchize social groups affect the groups’ responses to economic opportunities. Earlier we found that making caste salient hurt low caste performance both absolutely and relative to the high caste's. To examine the possible role of mistrust, we manipulate the scope for discretion in rewarding performance. When offered a gamble in which success mechanically triggers rewards, making caste salient has no significant effect. Instead, it is in the case with scope for discretion that making caste salient creates a large caste gap in the proportion of subjects who refuse the gamble.
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... The Influence of Society on Preferences Ernst Fehr University of Zurich and IZA Karla Hoff World Bank Discussion Paper No. ... provided by economic theory to explain empirical patterns. Exactly this complaint was put forward by John... more
... The Influence of Society on Preferences Ernst Fehr University of Zurich and IZA Karla Hoff World Bank Discussion Paper No. ... provided by economic theory to explain empirical patterns. Exactly this complaint was put forward by John Sutton in his presidential address at the ...
Research Interests: Economic History, Social Change, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Economics, and 30 moreAnthropology, Philosophy, Perception, Social Identity, Cultural Heritage, Literature, Cognition, Prejudice, Attention, Reading, Racism, Beliefs, Individualism, Latin American Economic History, Speech, Civilization, Race, Belief Systems, Ideologies, Developing Country, Morality, Perceptions, Principles, Black, Cultures, Self Confidence, Land Ownership, Social hierarchy, Racial Inequality, and Social Constructs
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We experimentally investigate in village India how belief systems that hierarchize social groups affect the groups’ responses to economic opportunities. Earlier we found that making caste salient hurt low caste performance both absolutely... more
We experimentally investigate in village India how belief systems that hierarchize social groups affect the groups’ responses to economic opportunities. Earlier we found that making caste salient hurt low caste performance both absolutely and relative to the high caste's. To examine the possible role of mistrust, we manipulate the scope for discretion in rewarding performance. When offered a gamble in which success mechanically triggers rewards, making caste salient has no significant effect. Instead, it is in the case with scope for discretion that making caste salient creates a large caste gap in the proportion of subjects who refuse the gamble.