Why do women co-operate more in women's groups?

James D. Fearon and Macartan Humphreys

No wp-2017-163, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: We examine a public goods game in 83 communities in northern Liberia. Women contributed substantially more to a small-scale development project when playing with other women than in mixed-gender groups, where they contributed at about the same levels as men. We try to explain this composition effect using a structural model, survey responses, and a second manipulation. Results suggest women in the all-women condition put more weight on co-operation regardless of value of public good, fear of discovery, or desire to match others' behaviour.

Keywords: Public goods; Gender; Bayesian estimation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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