Violent Conflict and Behavior: A Field Experiment in Burundi

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Voors, Maarten J.; Nillesen, Eleonora E. M.; Verwimp, Philip; Bulte, Erwin H.; Lensink, Robert; Van Soest, Daan P.
• 署名单位: Wageningen University & Research; University of Cambridge; Solvay SA; Universite Libre de Bruxelles; Universite Libre de Bruxelles; Universite Libre de Bruxelles; Tilburg University; University of Groningen; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Tilburg University
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0002-8282
• DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.2.941
• 发表日期: 2012
• 页码: 941-964
• 关键词: parochial altruism; time-preferences; RISK; stress; attitudes; Rwanda; GROWTH; POWER; WAR

摘要

We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict on social, risk, and time preferences. We find that conflict affects behavior: individuals exposed to violence display more altruistic behavior towards their neighbors, are more risk-seeking, and have higher discount rates. Large adverse shocks can thus alter savings and investments decisions, and potentially have long-run consequences-even if the shocks themselves are temporary. (JEL C93, D12, D74, 012, 017, 018)