Don’t tell on me: Experimental evidence of asymmetric information in transnational households
Abstract
Although most theoretical models of household decisionmaking assume perfect information, empirical studies suggest that information asymmetries can have large impacts on resource allocation. In this study, I demonstrate the importance of these asymmetries in transnational households, where physical distance between family members can make information barriers especially acute.Non-PRIFPRI1; Theme 2; Subtheme 2.3; GRP23MTI- Discussion paper
- Discussion paper
- Working Paper
- households; Resource allocation
- remittances; intrahousehold allocation; information asymmetries; transnational households
- D13 Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation; D82 Asymmetric and Private Information, Mechanism Design; F24 Remittances; O15 Economic Development: Human Resources, Human Development, Income Distribution, Migration
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