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Sex Workers in Calcutta and the Dynamics of Collective ActionThis paper explores the nature of collective action and group behaviour through a case study of a highly successful political organization of poorer sex workers in Calcutta. The paper asks: What stimulated the participation of sex workers in their...
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Individual Motivation, Its Nature, Determinants and Consequences for within group BehaviourThe paper deals with evaluating the adequacy of the assumption that in economic transactions people are self-interested insofar as they are motivated solely by the concern of maximizing their own utility, and in particular with assessing how this...
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Group Behaviour and DevelopmentA very large amount of activity occurs within groups (that is within families, firms, co-operatives, conununities or governments). Yet most economic analysis focuses on market transactions between these agents. The purpose of the study is to analyse...
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The Effects of Group Composition and Fractionalization in a Public Goods GameBehavioural economics highlights the role of social preferences in economic decisions. Further, populations are heterogeneous; suggesting that group composition may impact the ability to sustain voluntary public goods contributions. This parallels...
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Does an Educated Mind Take the Broader View? A Field Experiment on In-group Favouritism among Microcredit ClientsA number of studies document an in-group bias in social dilemma situations. While group structure and dynamics are important in shaping in-group favouritism, less attention has been paid to individual characteristics affecting favouritism. Using data...
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Public disclosure for carbon abatementA linear public good experiment adopted from Holt and Laury [1997. Classroom games: Voluntary provision of a public good. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 11(4), 209–215.] has been employed to investigate strategic behaviour in pollution abatement...
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Public disclosure for pollution abatementA linear public good experiment has been employed to investigate strategic behaviour in pollution abatement among African climate decision-makers. The experiment consisted of three groups of which Group 1 did not receive any treatments, and Groups 2...
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Individual Motivation, its Nature, Determinants, and Consequences for Within-group BehaviourPart of Book Group Behaviour and Development
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Information Women's Groups in Rural BangladeshPart of Book Group Behaviour and Development
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Dynamic Interactions Between the Macro-environment, Development Thinking, and Group BehaviourPart of Book Group Behaviour and Development
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Sex Workers in Calcutta and the Dynamics of Collective ActionPart of Book Group Behaviour and Development
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Group Behaviour and DevelopmentThis text focuses on group behaviour in developing countries. It includes studies of producer and community organizations, NGOs and some public sector groups. Some groups function well, from the perspectives of equity, efficiency and well-being...
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Group Behaviour and DevelopmentThis text focuses on group behaviour in developing countries. It includes studies of producer and community organizations, NGOs and some public sector groups. Some groups function well, from the perspectives of equity, efficiency and well-being...
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