Is Ignorance Bliss? The Effect of Asymmetric Information between Spouses on Intra-Household Allocations
在加纳南部进行田野实验，通过公开和私下发放彩票奖金，发现夫妻间信息不对称导致收入被隐藏，影响家庭资产和社交资本投资，且存在性别差异。
We conducted a field experiment in Southern Ghana to test the effect of asymmetric information on intrahousehold allocation. A lottery was conducted, where prizes were distributed in public and in private. The results indicate that asymmetric information over windfalls has a differential effect on observable and concealable expenses, consistent with hiding. Husbands' public windfalls increase investment in assets and social capital, while there is no such effect when wives win. Private windfalls of both spouses are committed to cash (wives) or in-kind gifts (husband) which are either difficult to monitor or to reverse if discovered by the other spouse.