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  1. Can agricultural extension and input support be discontinued?
    evidence from a randomized phaseout in Uganda
    Author: Fishman, Ram; Smith, Stephen C.; Bobić, Vida; Sulaiman, Munshi
    Published: July 2019
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    A society that believes wealth to be determined by random "luck", rather than by merit, demands more redistribution. We present evidence of this behavior by exploiting a natural experiment provided by the L'Aquila earthquake in 2009, which hit a... more

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    A society that believes wealth to be determined by random "luck", rather than by merit, demands more redistribution. We present evidence of this behavior by exploiting a natural experiment provided by the L'Aquila earthquake in 2009, which hit a large area of Central Italy through a series of destructive shakes over eight days. Matching detailed information on the ground acceleration registered during each shock with survey data about individual opinions on redistribution we show that the average intensity of the shakes is associated with subsequent stronger beliefs that, for a society to be fair, income inequalities should be levelled by redistribution. The shocks, however, are not all alike. We find that only the last three shakes - occurred on the fourth and the eighth day of the earthquake - have a statistically significant impact. Overall, we find that the timing and repetition of the shocks play a role in informing redistributive preferences.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    hdl: 10419/202822
    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 12476
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 54 Seiten), Illustrationen
  2. How sustainable are benefits from extension for smallholder farmers?
    evidence from a randomized phase-out of the BRAC program in Uganda
    Author: Fishman, Ram; Smith, Stephen C.; Bobić, Vida; Sulaiman, Munshi
    Published: March 2017
    Publisher:  IZA, Bonn, Germany

    Many development programs are based on short-term interventions, either because of external funding constraints or because it is assumed that impacts persist post program termination ("sustainability"). Using a novel randomized phase-out research... more

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    Many development programs are based on short-term interventions, either because of external funding constraints or because it is assumed that impacts persist post program termination ("sustainability"). Using a novel randomized phase-out research method, we provide experimental tests of the effects of program phase-out in the context of a large-scale agricultural input subsidy and extension program operated by the NGO BRAC to increase the use of improved seed varieties and basic farming practices among women smallholders in Uganda. We find that while supply of improved seeds through local, BRAC trained women declined, demand does not diminish, and farmers shift purchases from BRAC to market sources, indicating a persistent learning effect. We also find no evidence of declines in the practice of improved and less costly cultivation techniques taught by the program. These results have implications for both efficient program design and for models of technology adoption.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    hdl: 10419/161264
    Series: Discussion paper / IZA ; no. 10641
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 62 Seiten), Illustrationen