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Behavioural experiments as an impactful tool in sustainable developmentIntroduction Only recently has the importance and potential of behavioural sciences been recognized as a critical tool to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
Behavioral economics Decision making AltruismWorking Paper
Ethnic disparity in altruism towards reforestation: A social preference experiment in Mindoro, PhilippinesThis paper presents a framed field experiment on ecological altruism in Mindoro, Philippines. Behavioural differences between ethnic groups in Mindoro—the Tagalogs and the Mangyans—were investigated...
Field experiment Forests and forestry AltruismWorking Paper
Key behavioural characteristics of small-business owners: A lab-in-the-field experiment in MyanmarThis study investigates the role of owners’ personal preferences and behaviour in determining the success of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises using a lab-in-the-field experiment with small-business owners in Myanmar...
Entrepreneurship Risk-taking TrustBook Chapter
Multiactor Global Funds: New Tools to Address Urgent Global ProblemsFrom the book: Development Finance in the Global Economy
Altruism Economic development projects Financial institutions, InternationalWorking Paper
Multiactor Global Funds: New Tools to Address Urgent Global ProblemsMultiactor global funds (MGFs) are emerging as important new mechanisms for the financing of development and other global priorities...
Altruism Economic development projects Financial institutions, International