Our study analyzes the fertility effects of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. We study the effects of violence on both the duration time to the first birth in the early post-genocide period and on the total number of post-genocide births per woman up to 15 years following the conflict. We use individual-level data from Demographic and Health Surveys, estimating survival and count data models. This article ...
We investigate the impact of peer observation on consumption decisions using a lab-in-field experiment. Respondents make consumption decisions either alone or under peer observation. We find evidence for peer effects. We are able to study these further by looking into the mechanism and performing detailed heterogeneity analysis. Concerning the mechanisms, we find evidence for an information channel. ...
The enduring positive economic cycle in combination with additional federal transfers has brought about a complete recovery of municipal finances. However, this hides the remaining structural problems in tax revenues, reserves, social and capital spending and cash credits. The large backlog of (socially) weak municipalities remains. At the same time, those municipalities face a particular risk of economic ...
