@misc{10737,
title = {Discrimination in the Provision of Social Services to the Poor: A Field Experimental Study},
author = {Cárdenas, Juan Camilo and Candelo, Natalia and Gaviria, Alejandro and Polanía, Sandra and Sethi, Rajiv},
year = {2011},
doi = {10.18235/0011266},
abstract = {This paper uses an experimental field approach to investigate the pro-social preferences and behavior of social services providers and the behavior of potential beneficiaries in Bogota, Colombia. Field experiments were conducted using games including a newly designed Distributive Dictator Game in order to examine traits and mechanisms guiding pro-sociality. Replicating the patterns of previous studies, individuals showed a preference for fair outcomes, positive levels of trust and reciprocity, and willingness to punish unfair outcomes. The results provide evidence that the poor trigger more pro-social behavior from all citizens, including public servants, but the latter display strategic generosity. Additional observations include a bias in favor of women and households with more dependents, but discriminatory behavior against stigmatized groups.},
url = {https://doi.org/10.18235/0011266}
}