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Homepage:http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/Economics/people/Abigail.Barr
Phone:+441159515472
Postal address:School of Economics University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2DR UNITED KINGDOM
Workplace:Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics (CeDEx), School of Economics, University of Nottingham, (more information at EDIRC)
Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade (CREDIT), School of Economics, University of Nottingham, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

  1. Does increasing inequality threaten social stability? Evidence from the lab
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham Downloads
    Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2024) Downloads
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham (2023) Downloads

2023

  1. Social status and egalitarianism in non-lineage-based, agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis of funeral attendance
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT Downloads
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT (2022) Downloads

2020

  1. Financial decision-making, gender and social norms in Zambia: Preliminary report on the quantitative data generation, analysis and results
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham Downloads View citations (7)

2017

  1. Collective action when public good returns are heterogeneous
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT Downloads
  2. Cooperation in polygynous households
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Downloads View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Cooperation in Polygynous Households, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2019) Downloads View citations (20) (2019)
  3. On the social inappropriateness of discrimination
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham (2015) Downloads View citations (8)

    See also Journal Article On the social inappropriateness of discrimination, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2018) Downloads View citations (57) (2018)
  4. Risk taking and sharing when risk exposure is interdependent
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham Downloads
    See also Journal Article Risk taking and sharing when risk exposure is interdependent, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2020) Downloads View citations (1) (2020)

2016

  1. Complicity without Connection or Communication
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham Downloads
    See also Journal Article Complicity without connection or communication, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2017) Downloads View citations (16) (2017)
  2. Labor Market Participation, Political Ideology and Distributive Preferences
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham Downloads

2013

  1. Participatory Accountability and Collective Action: Experimental Evidence from Albania
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham Downloads
    See also Journal Article Participatory accountability and collective action: Experimental evidence from Albania, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2014) Downloads View citations (24) (2014)

2012

  1. Community Involvement Improves Performance in Ugandan Primary Schools
    PEP Policy Briefs, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) Downloads
  2. Management and Motivation in Ugandan Primary Schools: An impact evaluation report
    Working Papers PIERI, PEP-PIERI Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in PEP Working Papers, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) (2012) Downloads View citations (4)
  3. Participatory accountability and collective action: evidence from field experiments in Albanian schools
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (2)

2011

  1. Conflict of interest as a barrier to local accountability
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Education outcomes, school governance and parents'demand for accountability: evidence from Albania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (4)
  3. Individual notions of distributive justice and relative economic status
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, School of Economics Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2011) Downloads View citations (6)
    Discussion Papers, University of Oxford, Nuffield College (2011) Downloads View citations (6)
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2011) Downloads View citations (6)
  4. Risk Pooling, Risk Preferences, and Social Networks
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2009) Downloads View citations (6)

    See also Journal Article Risk Pooling, Risk Preferences, and Social Networks, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) Downloads View citations (112) (2012)

2010

  1. Dictator games in the lab and in nature: External validity tested and investigated in Ugandan primary schools
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (26)
  2. Intrinsic Motivations and the Non-Profit Health Sector: Evidence from Ethiopia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (14)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2010) Downloads View citations (30)
    Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Science (CBESS), School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. (2010) Downloads View citations (9)
  3. Revisiting Michael McBride’s experiment about “Money, happiness, and aspirations”
    Discussion Papers, University of Oxford, Nuffield College Downloads View citations (3)
  4. The formation of community based organizations in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis of a quasi-experiment
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (8)

2009

  1. Bridging the gender divide: An experimental analysis of group formation in African villages
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in ASC Working Papers, African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), Leiden, The Netherlands (2009) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article Bridging the Gender Divide: An Experimental Analysis of Group Formation in African Villages, World Development, Elsevier (2012) Downloads View citations (4) (2012)
  2. Can we evaluate network brokerage initiatives using data that are byproducts of the network broking process?
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads
  3. Corruption in Public Service delivery: an experimental Analysis
    Post-Print, HAL Downloads View citations (64)
    See also Journal Article Corruption in public service delivery: An experimental analysis, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2009) Downloads View citations (81) (2009)
  4. Homo Aequalis: A Cross-Society Experimental Analysis of Three Bargaining Games
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (18)
    Also in Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2009) Downloads View citations (10)
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2009) Downloads View citations (4)

2008

  1. Corruption and culture: An Experimental Analysis
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Corruption and culture: An experimental analysis, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2010) Downloads View citations (171) (2010)
  2. Risk Sharing Relations and Enforcement Mechanisms
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (14)
  3. Status and egalitarianism in traditional communities: An analysis of funeral attendance in six Zimbabwean villages
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (11)
  4. The effects of externalities and framing on bribery in a petty corruption experiment
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The effects of externalities and framing on bribery in a petty corruption experiment, Experimental Economics, Springer (2009) Downloads View citations (121) (2009)

2007

  1. A Multidimensional Analysis of Adaptation in a Developing Country Context
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (3)
  2. Externality and framing effects in a bribery experiment
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Risk Sharing, Commitment and Information: An experimental analysis
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Risk Sharing, Commitment, and Information: An Experimental Analysis, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2008) Downloads View citations (92) (2008)

2006

  1. Culture and Corruption
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (9)
  2. For public service or money: Understanding geographical imbalances in the health workforce in Ethiopia
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Downloads

2005

  1. For public service or money: understanding geographical imbalances in the health workforce
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (23)
  2. Intrinsic motivations on the development frontline: Do they exist? Do they endure?
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (3)
  3. Seeking solutions to Vulnerability in Old Age: Preferences, constraints, and alternatives for coverage under Peru’s pension system
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2005) Downloads View citations (5)
  4. Strategy Choice and Cognitive Ability in Field Experiments
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2005) Downloads View citations (5)
  5. Understanding Geographical Imbalances in the Health Workforce
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (6)

2004

  1. A Client-Community Assessment of the NGO Sector in Uganda
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2004) Downloads View citations (3)

    See also Journal Article A client-community assessment of the NGO sector in Uganda, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) Downloads View citations (28) (2006)
  2. Do Men Really have no Shame?
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2002) Downloads View citations (14)
  3. Rational and Biased Trust
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) Downloads View citations (2)
  4. Risk Pooling, Commitment, and Information: An experimental test of two fundamental assumptions
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2003) Downloads View citations (19)
    Working Papers, The Field Experiments Website (2003) Downloads View citations (23)
  5. TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OR ONESELF: THE PUBLIC SERVANT'S DILEMMA
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (8)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2003) Downloads View citations (15)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2004) Downloads View citations (12)
  6. The Resources and Governance of Non-Governmental Organizations in Uganda
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2004) Downloads View citations (3)
  7. Wages and Reciprocity in the Workplace
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (10)
    Also in Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) Downloads View citations (11)

2003

  1. Risk pooling and limited commitment: an experimental analysis
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (1)

2002

  1. Revealed preference and self-insurance - Can we learn from the self-employed in Chile?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (17)

2001

  1. Economic Man in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Behavioral Experiments in Fifteen Small-Scale Societies
    Working Papers, Santa Fe Institute View citations (39)
  2. Social dilemmas and shame-based sanctions: experimental results from rural Zimbabwe
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (50)
  3. Trust and expected trustworthiness: an experimental investigation
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (4)

2000

  1. Collective Action and Bilateral Interaction in Ghanaian Entrepreneurial Networks
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in WIDER Working Papers, United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Downloads
  2. Ethnicity and wage determination in Ghana
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (5)
  3. Revealed and Concealed Preferences in the Chilean Pension System: An Experimental Investigation
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (6)

1999

  1. Familiarity and trust: An experimental investigation
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (18)

1998

  1. Enterprise performance and the functional diversity of social capital
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (33)

1995

  1. The missing factor: entrepreneurial networks, enterprises and economic growth in Ghana
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (92)

1994

  1. The structure of society as a determinant of the rate of economic growth
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads

Journal Articles

2023

  1. Is the Acknowledgment of Earned Entitlement Effect Robust Across Experimental Modes and Populations?
    Sociological Methods & Research, 2023, 52, (1), 209-230 Downloads

2020

  1. Collective management of an environmental threat when exposure is heterogeneous – A complementary methods approach
    World Development, 2020, 135, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Risk taking and sharing when risk exposure is interdependent
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 176, (C), 445-460 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Risk taking and sharing when risk exposure is interdependent, Discussion Papers (2017) Downloads (2017)
  3. The effect of education, income inequality and merit on inequality acceptance
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2020, 80, (C) Downloads View citations (3)

2019

  1. Commitment to Political Ideology is a Luxury Only Students Can Afford: A Distributive Justice Experiment
    Journal of Experimental Political Science, 2019, 6, (1), 33-42 Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Cooperation in Polygynous Households
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2019, 11, (2), 266-83 Downloads View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Cooperation in polygynous households, IFPRI discussion papers (2017) Downloads View citations (9) (2017)

2018

  1. On the social inappropriateness of discrimination
    Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 164, (C), 153-164 Downloads View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper On the social inappropriateness of discrimination, Discussion Papers (2017) Downloads View citations (2) (2017)

2017

  1. Complicity without connection or communication
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 142, (C), 1-10 Downloads View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Complicity without Connection or Communication, Discussion Papers (2016) Downloads (2016)

2015

  1. Economic status and acknowledgement of earned entitlement
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 118, (C), 55-68 Downloads View citations (37)
  2. The Formation of Community-Based Organizations: An Analysis of a Quasi-Experiment in Zimbabwe
    World Development, 2015, 66, (C), 131-153 Downloads View citations (13)

2014

  1. Participatory accountability and collective action: Experimental evidence from Albania
    European Economic Review, 2014, 68, (C), 250-269 Downloads View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Participatory Accountability and Collective Action: Experimental Evidence from Albania, Discussion Papers (2013) Downloads (2013)

2012

  1. Bridging the Gender Divide: An Experimental Analysis of Group Formation in African Villages
    World Development, 2012, 40, (10), 2063-2077 Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Bridging the gender divide: An experimental analysis of group formation in African villages, CSAE Working Paper Series (2009) Downloads View citations (1) (2009)
  2. Risk Pooling, Risk Preferences, and Social Networks
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (2), 134-67 Downloads View citations (112)
    See also Working Paper Risk Pooling, Risk Preferences, and Social Networks, Working Papers (2011) Downloads View citations (2) (2011)
  3. Who Shares Risk with Whom under Different Enforcement Mechanisms?
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 60, (4), 677 - 706 Downloads View citations (28)

2010

  1. Corrigendum to "Corruption in public service delivery: An experimental analysis" [J. Econ. Behav. Organ. 72 (1) (2009) 225-239]
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 73, (2), 294-296 Downloads
  2. Corruption and culture: An experimental analysis
    Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (11-12), 862-869 Downloads View citations (171)
    See also Working Paper Corruption and culture: An Experimental Analysis, CSAE Working Paper Series (2008) Downloads View citations (3) (2008)
  3. Do the Poor Adapt to Low Income, Minimal Education and Ill-health?
    Journal of African Economies, 2010, 19, (3), 257-293 Downloads View citations (3)

2009

  1. Corruption in public service delivery: An experimental analysis
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 72, (1), 225-239 Downloads View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper Corruption in Public Service delivery: an experimental Analysis, Post-Print (2009) Downloads View citations (64) (2009)
  2. Reciprocity in the workplace
    Experimental Economics, 2009, 12, (1), 99-112 Downloads View citations (60)
  3. The effects of externalities and framing on bribery in a petty corruption experiment
    Experimental Economics, 2009, 12, (4), 488-503 Downloads View citations (121)
    See also Working Paper The effects of externalities and framing on bribery in a petty corruption experiment, CSAE Working Paper Series (2008) Downloads View citations (5) (2008)

2008

  1. Risk Sharing, Commitment, and Information: An Experimental Analysis
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (6), 1151-1185 Downloads View citations (92)
    See also Working Paper Risk Sharing, Commitment and Information: An experimental analysis, CSAE Working Paper Series (2007) Downloads View citations (21) (2007)

2006

  1. A client-community assessment of the NGO sector in Uganda
    Journal of Development Studies, 2006, 42, (4), 611-639 Downloads View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper A Client-Community Assessment of the NGO Sector in Uganda, Development and Comp Systems (2004) Downloads View citations (2) (2004)

2005

  1. The governance of non-governmental organizations in Uganda
    World Development, 2005, 33, (4), 657-679 Downloads View citations (41)

2004

  1. Forging Effective New Communities: The Evolution of Civil Society in Zimbabwean Resettlement Villages
    World Development, 2004, 32, (10), 1753-1766 Downloads View citations (12)

2003

  1. Trust and expected trustworthiness: experimental evidence from zimbabwean villages
    Economic Journal, 2003, 113, (489), 614-630 View citations (129)

2002

  1. Ethnic fractionalization in an African labour market
    Journal of Development Economics, 2002, 68, (2), 355-379 Downloads View citations (44)
  2. The Functional Diversity and Spillover Effects of Social Capital
    Journal of African Economies, 2002, 11, (1), 90-113 View citations (31)

2000

  1. Social Capital and Technical Information Flows in the Ghanaian Manufacturing Sector
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2000, 52, (3), 539-59 View citations (69)

1996

  1. Learning by doing in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana
    Journal of International Development, 1996, 8, (3), 445-466 View citations (3)
 
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