solidarity ; informal insurance ; investment ; micro and small enterprises ; sharing ; Sub-Saharan Africa …

In this study we experimentally investigate whether solidarity, which is a crucial base for informal insurance … subjects. The reduction of solidarity is driven by a change in giving behaviour of persons with the risky project. Compared to … to show solidarity is influenced by both the desire for own compensation and attributions of responsibility. Our findings …

We analyze whether the availability of formal insurance products affects informal solidarity transfers in two … minimizes strategic concerns. The introduction of an insurance treatment alters solidarity in both experiments. We find crowding …

Using an artefactual field experiment, we elicit revealed preferences for solidarity of different age groups toward the … same and other age groups among a large, diverse Dutch population sample. Preferences are measured with a solidarity game …. Participants, on average, show a strong preference for ex-ante solidarity, willing to transfer about 40% of the money. However …

exchanges with few information asymmetries. -- trust ; social distance ; hidden action ; solidarity ; economic development …

and a secret saving device on solidarity in risk-sharing groups among rural villagers in the Philippines. Risk is … simulated by a lottery. Risk-sharing is possible in solidarity groups of three and insurance is introduced via less risky … also test for the persistence of this crowding-out of solidarity. We find evidence for a reduction of solidarity by …

-being - solidarity (S) and agency (A) - to be considered alongside the standard indexes of material gain (G) and environmental … sustainability (E). The four indexes - SAGE - form a balanced dashboard for evaluating well-being. The solidarity index covers the … conventionally measured through GDP per capita, "social prosperity" can be measured through our solidarity and agency indexes …