Aid, social capital and village public goods: after the tsunami.

Using survey data on fishermen and fishing villages in Aceh, Indonesia from 2005 and 2007, this paper examines the effect of the December 2004 tsunami and resulting massive aid effort on local public good provision, in particular on public labor inputs, but also public capital choices. Also analyzed are the roles of and changes in local social and political institutions and participation in political and social activities. Such an examination informs not only our understanding of the impacts of aid on villages, but also our understanding of how villages allocate resources to public goods. For public labor inputs, volunteerism is lower in villages with more aid projects, but that is offset if the dominant donor mitigates agency problems by doing its own implementation. Volunteerism is lower in villages with more 'democratic' activity such as elections, although that effect is mitigated in villages with higher levels of social capital pre-tsunami. Evidence suggests volunteerism is lower not because of changes in types of leaders with village elections per se, but rather due to heightened internal divisions associated with elections. Correspondingly for public capital, villages with more democratic activity combined with more aid projects tend to emphasize garnering private aid (e.g., houses) at the expense of public aid (e.g., public buildings).Aid, Volunteer, Public Goods.

Volunteerism after the tsunami: the effects of democratization

Using three waves of survey data from fishing villages in Aceh, Indonesia for 2005–09, the paper examines the determinants of local volunteer labor after the tsunami. Volunteer labor is the village public sector labor force for maintenance, clean-up and renovation of public capital. While also examining the effects on volunteerism of village destruction and trauma, pre-existing social capital, diversity, and aid delivery, the papers focuses on effects of democratization. The tsunami and massive international aid effort prompted the settlement of the insurgency movement in Aceh, which had led to suspension of local elections over the prior twenty or more years. Until 2006, village heads who call volunteer days were effectively selected by village elites, who may highly value the public facilities maintained by volunteer labor. With elections, volunteer days fall under the new regime, with democratically elected village heads calling fewer volunteer days, which may appeal more to the typical villager. Identification comes from pseudo-randomized differential timing of elections

Volunteerism After the Tsunami: Democratization and Aid

Using three waves of survey data from fishing villages in Aceh, Indonesia for 2005-2009, we examine the determinants of local volunteer labor after the tsunami. Pre-existing social capital and the form of aid delivery (but not trauma) strongly affect village volunteerism initially, but these effects weaken with time. What persists is the effect of essentially a new institution, formal village elections. While recent work suggests democratization increases cooperation, the differentially timed introduction of elections negatively affects volunteerism, suggesting a regime switch effect where traditional leaders chosen by elites want more volunteer labor projects than democratically elected leaders do

Aid, social capital and village public goods: after the tsunami.

Using survey data on fishermen and fishing villages in Aceh, Indonesia from 2005 and 2007, this paper examines the effect of the December 2004 tsunami and resulting massive aid effort on local public good provision, in particular on public labor inputs, but also public capital choices. Also analyzed are the roles of and changes in local social and political institutions and participation in political and social activities. Such an examination informs not only our understanding of the impacts of aid on villages, but also our understanding of how villages allocate resources to public goods. For public labor inputs, volunteerism is lower in villages with more aid projects, but that is offset if the dominant donor mitigates agency problems by doing its own implementation. Volunteerism is lower in villages with more 'democratic' activity such as elections, although that effect is mitigated in villages with higher levels of social capital pre-tsunami. Evidence suggests volunteerism is lower not because of changes in types of leaders with village elections per se, but rather due to heightened internal divisions associated with elections. Correspondingly for public capital, villages with more democratic activity combined with more aid projects tend to emphasize garnering private aid (e.g., houses) at the expense of public aid (e.g., public buildings)

Aid, social capital and village public goods: after the tsunami.

Using survey data on fishermen and fishing villages in Aceh, Indonesia from 2005 and 2007, this paper examines the effect of the December 2004 tsunami and resulting massive aid effort on local public good provision, in particular on public labor inputs, but also public capital choices. Also analyzed are the roles of and changes in local social and political institutions and participation in political and social activities. Such an examination informs not only our understanding of the impacts of aid on villages, but also our understanding of how villages allocate resources to public goods. For public labor inputs, volunteerism is lower in villages with more aid projects, but that is offset if the dominant donor mitigates agency problems by doing its own implementation. Volunteerism is lower in villages with more 'democratic' activity such as elections, although that effect is mitigated in villages with higher levels of social capital pre-tsunami. Evidence suggests volunteerism is lower not because of changes in types of leaders with village elections per se, but rather due to heightened internal divisions associated with elections. Correspondingly for public capital, villages with more democratic activity combined with more aid projects tend to emphasize garnering private aid (e.g., houses) at the expense of public aid (e.g., public buildings)

A intenção de uso da Linguagem Natural na especificação de requisitos: um estudo comparativo entre a Argentina e o Brasil

O objetivo deste trabalho é realizar um estudo comparativo sobre os fatores de influência do uso da linguagem natural na especificação de requisitos na Argentina e o Brasil. A metodologia adotada é um estudo descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa por meio de equações estruturais. O modelo teórico proposto baseia-se na Teoria Unificada de Aceitação e Uso da Tecnologia. Foi elaborado um questionário com 17 perguntas para 45 analistas de requisitos da Argentina e 50 analistas de requisitos do Brasil. O instrumento de pesquisa foi validado e pode ser reutilizado. Identificou-se que os motivos que levam os analistas a utilizar a linguagem natural na especificação é a expectativa de um rendimento elevado e a percepção que o uso da linguagem natural leva a uma maior adesão às necessidades do cliente. O estudo destaca outras expectativas podem ser confirmadas com fatores de influência para a Argentina, mas não para o Brasil.Sociedad Argentina de Informática e Investigación Operativ

A intenção de uso da Linguagem Natural na especificação de requisitos: um estudo comparativo entre a Argentina e o Brasil

O objetivo deste trabalho é realizar um estudo comparativo sobre os fatores de influência do uso da linguagem natural na especificação de requisitos na Argentina e o Brasil. A metodologia adotada é um estudo descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa por meio de equações estruturais. O modelo teórico proposto baseia-se na Teoria Unificada de Aceitação e Uso da Tecnologia. Foi elaborado um questionário com 17 perguntas para 45 analistas de requisitos da Argentina e 50 analistas de requisitos do Brasil. O instrumento de pesquisa foi validado e pode ser reutilizado. Identificou-se que os motivos que levam os analistas a utilizar a linguagem natural na especificação é a expectativa de um rendimento elevado e a percepção que o uso da linguagem natural leva a uma maior adesão às necessidades do cliente. O estudo destaca outras expectativas podem ser confirmadas com fatores de influência para a Argentina, mas não para o Brasil.Sociedad Argentina de Informática e Investigación Operativ

A intenção de uso da Linguagem Natural na especificação de requisitos: um estudo comparativo entre a Argentina e o Brasil

O objetivo deste trabalho é realizar um estudo comparativo sobre os fatores de influência do uso da linguagem natural na especificação de requisitos na Argentina e o Brasil. A metodologia adotada é um estudo descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa por meio de equações estruturais. O modelo teórico proposto baseia-se na Teoria Unificada de Aceitação e Uso da Tecnologia. Foi elaborado um questionário com 17 perguntas para 45 analistas de requisitos da Argentina e 50 analistas de requisitos do Brasil. O instrumento de pesquisa foi validado e pode ser reutilizado. Identificou-se que os motivos que levam os analistas a utilizar a linguagem natural na especificação é a expectativa de um rendimento elevado e a percepção que o uso da linguagem natural leva a uma maior adesão às necessidades do cliente. O estudo destaca outras expectativas podem ser confirmadas com fatores de influência para a Argentina, mas não para o Brasil.Sociedad Argentina de Informática e Investigación Operativ