In low-income communities, pressure to share income with others may disincentivize work, distorting labor supply. This paper documents that across countries, social groups that undertake more interpersonal...
Social and family networks play an important role as informal safety nets in Sub-Saharan Africa and other development contexts, with relatives, friends, colleagues, and neighbors sharing financial resources...
In developing countries, financial transfers within social and kin networks are ubiquitous and frequent. Though these transfers have social benefits, pressure to redistribute income can introduce a disincentive...