Replication data for: Theft, Gift-Giving, and Trustworthiness: Honesty Is Its Own Reward in Rural Paraguay

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Laura Schechter

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Project Citation: 

Schechter, Laura. Replication data for: Theft, Gift-Giving, and Trustworthiness: Honesty Is Its Own Reward in Rural Paraguay. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2007. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113219V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary In developing countries lacking legal enforcement, villagers may use implicit contracts to minimize crime. I construct a dynamic limited-commitment model, in which a thief cannot commit to forego stealing, but is induced to steal less by the promise of future gifts. Combining survey data on production, theft, gifts, and trust with experiments measuring trustworthiness, I provide supporting evidence. Farmers living near more relatives or with plots that are difficult to steal from give fewer gifts and trust more, and those living near more relatives also experience less theft. Giving increases when trust is lower and the threat of theft is greater. (JEL D86, K42, O17, Z13)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms trustworthiness; gift-giving; theft
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      D86 Economics of Contract: Theory
      K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
      O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
      Z13 Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Paraguay
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 9/2/2002 – 11/23/2002
Universe:  View help for Universe A random sample of rural households in 16 villages across three departments in Paraguay
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data; experimental data

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Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation household,

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