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| dc.title | Discrimination in the Provision of Social Services to the Poor: A Field Experimental Study |
| dc.contributor.author | Cárdenas, Juan Camilo |
| dc.contributor.author | Candelo, Natalia |
| dc.contributor.author | Gaviria, Alejandro |
| dc.contributor.author | Polanía, Sandra |
| dc.contributor.author | Sethi, Rajiv |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Department of Research and Chief Economist |
| dc.coverage | Colombia |
| dc.date.available | 2011-09-26T00:00:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2008-04-01T00:00:00 |
| dc.description.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. |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011266 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Discrimination-in-the-Provision-of-Social-Services-to-the-Poor-A-Field-Experimental-Study.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.medium | Adobe PDF |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Social Development |
| dc.subject.keywords | discrimination, social services, Distributive Dictator Game, stigmatized groups |
| dc.type | Working Papers |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | Working Papers |
| idb.operation | RG-N3135 |