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Examining Social Preferences in Northern Uganda

Examining Social Preferences in Northern Uganda. Matt Lowes ECON 700. Motivation. Conflict in northern Uganda Lord’s Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda Policy of displacement - exogenous variation Inform post-conflict recovery policy and aid interventions. Literature Review.

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Examining Social Preferences in Northern Uganda

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  1. Examining Social Preferences in Northern Uganda Matt Lowes ECON 700

  2. Motivation • Conflict in northern Uganda • Lord’s Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda • Policy of displacement - exogenous variation • Inform post-conflict recovery policy and aid interventions

  3. Literature Review • Abigail Barr (2003) Resettlement, Trust and Trustworthiness in Zimbabwe • Chris Blattman - Psychological effects of Abduction

  4. Experimental Design: Sample • 23 villages (8 host, 15 displaced) in Paicho and Awach sub-counties in Gulu district

  5. Exp. Design: Games • Trust Game • Measures of trust and trustworthiness • Experimental controls • Dictator game • Risk game • Individual and community level survey

  6. Summary Statistics

  7. Results: Risk

  8. Results: Altruism

  9. Results: Trust

  10. Results: Trustworthiness

  11. Conclusions • Abduction effects on risk tolerance • Amendment to Blattman’s policy suggestion • Policy aware of altered risk tolerance among abductees • Confirmation of resilience

  12. Where is Uganda? Where is Gulu?

  13. Paicho and Awach Sub-Counties

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