Violent Conflict and Behavior: A Field Experiment in Burundi
通过在布隆迪农村的系列实地实验，研究冲突经历如何改变人们的社会偏好、风险偏好和时间偏好，发现暴力暴露使人更利他、更爱冒险且贴现率更高，这对储蓄和投资决策有长期影响。
We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict on social, risk, and time preferences. We find that conflict affects behavior: individuals exposed to violence display more altruistic behavior towards their neighbors, are more risk-seeking, and have higher discount rates. Large adverse shocks can thus alter savings and investments decisions, and potentially have long-run consequences—even if the shocks themselves are temporary.