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Don’t tell on me: Experimental evidence of asymmetric information in transnational households

Kate Ambler

No 1312, IFPRI discussion papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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.

Keywords: households; resource allocation; remittances; intrahousehold relations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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