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100			_aAlger, Ingela et al. _926273
245			_aDo informal transfers induce lower efforts: Evidence from lab-in-the-field experiments in Rural Mexico
260			_aEconomic Development and Cultural Change
300			_a69(1), Oct, 2020: p.107-171
520			_aHow do informal transfers affect work incentives? The question matters in developing countries, where labor markets are intertwined with transfer networks. The tax-and-subsidy component of transfers would dilute work incentives, but their prosocial element could encourage people to work harder. Such crosscurrents are hard to disentangle because participation in informal networks is likely endogenous. We tackle this problem with a lab-in-the-field experiment that uses a real-effort task. Our main finding is that participants do not reduce their effort in the presence of transfers. This suggests that the impact of informal transfers may extend beyond just the sharing of risk. – Reproduced
650			_aLab-in-the-field experiments, Rural Mexico _926274
773			_aEconomic Development and Cultural Change
906			_aRURAL DEVELOPMENT - MEXICO
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