Migration contributes to the circulation of goods, knowledge, and ideas. Using community individual-level data from Moldova, we show that emigration wave started in aftermath Russian crisis 1998 strongly affected electoral outcomes political preferences Moldova during following decade, eventually contributing fall last Communist government Europe. Our results are suggestive information transmission cultural diffusion channels. Identification relies on quasi-experimental context differential...

Not so different Humans often focus on how we are from other animals. Certainly, there some important differences, but more and learning that differ by degree rather than kind. We see these similarities most clearly when look at human populations live a traditional, foraging lifestyle. Barsbai et al. compared 300 such with mammal bird species living in the same environment across wide array of environmental conditions (see Perspective Hill Boyd). They found all three groups converged regard...

We use a controlled experiment to analyze gender differences in stereotypes about risk preferences of men and women across two distinct island societies the Pacific: patrilineal Palawan Philippines matrilineal Teop Papua New Guinea. find no actual preferences, but we evidence for culture-specific stereotypes. Like Western societies, overestimate women’s aversion. By contrast, underestimate argue that observed between are determined by different social status women. Data available at...

We study a randomly-assigned program providing information on U.S. settlement for new Filipino immigrants. The intervention, 2.5-hour pre-departure training and an accompanying paper handbook, has no effect employment, settlement, subjective wellbeing, but leads immigrants to acquire substantially fewer social network connections. rationalize these findings with simple model, showing that links are substitutes under reasonable assumptions. Consistent the treatment reduces more when costs of...

We argue that overconfidence wrongly inflates the expected returns to a risky income-generating activity. Overconfidence thus increases willingness take risks. test this prediction using sample of smallholder farmers from Ethiopia who face risk-return trade-off in their crop cultivation choices. To meet subsistence needs, these risk-averse arguably have large incentives wisely manage find overconfident cultivate riskier portfolios. The relationship between and risk taking is more pronounced...

International migrant workers are vulnerable to abuses by their employers. We implemented a randomized controlled trial of an intervention reduce mistreatment Filipino women working as domestic (DWs) household employers in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia. The -- encouraging DWs show photo family while providing small gift when starting employment caused experience less mistreatment, have higher satisfaction with the employer, be more likely stay employer. DWs' families Philippines also come view...

How do information interventions affect individual efforts to expand social networks? We study a randomized controlled trial of program providing on settling in the U.S. for new immigrants from Philippines. Improved leads acquire fewer network connections. Treated make 16-28 percent friends and acquaintances are 65 less likely receive support organizations fellow immigrants. The treatment has no effect employment, wellbeing, or other outcomes. Consistent with simple model, reduces links more...

Dans le lien entre migration et développement, la diaspora a souvent été étudiée à travers prisme des flux financiers qu’elle apporte au pays d’origine. L’article de H. Rapoport étudie les retombées au-delà simples envois fonds, en éclairant lumière conclusions plus récentes tirées littérature. Pour commencer, ce commentaire insiste sur nécessité d’utiliser cadres d’équilibre général pour analyser externalités, car ils offrent une vision complète liens différents résultats. D’autre part,...