Is Informal Redistribution Costly? Evidence from a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment in Senegal

PAOLA VILLAR, Marie Boltz, Karine Marazyan

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In Sub-Saharan Africa, individuals frequently transfer a substantial share of their resources to members of their social networks. Social pressure to redistribute, however, can induce disincentive effects on resource allocation decisions. This paper measures and characterizes the costs of redistributive pressure by estimating individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) to hide their income. The study estimates a social tax due to informal redistribution of 10 percent. Moreover, it shows that individuals are willing to escape from the redistributive pressure exerted mainly by extended family members.

langue originaleAnglais
Pages (de - à)S72–S78
journalThe World Bank Economic Review
Volume34
Numéro de publicationSupplement 1
Date de mise en ligne précoce3 déc. 2019
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Etat de la publicationPublié - 1 févr. 2020

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