Identity, trust and altruism: An experiment on preferences and microfinance lending

Volume: 120, Pages: 103304
Published: Nov 1, 2019
Abstract
null null We conduct laboratory and online experiment treatments to study willingness to lend, potential crowd out of philanthropic motivation by financial returns, and preference over borrowers in micro-finance lending. We distinguish between perceptions of transaction-related factors, such as neediness and trustworthiness, and identity-related factors such as ethnicity and gender. By looking at both channels together we are able to assess the...
Paper Details
Title
Identity, trust and altruism: An experiment on preferences and microfinance lending
Published Date
Nov 1, 2019
Volume
120
Pages
103304
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