Measuring Hope: A Quantitative Approach with Validation in Rural Myanmar
提出一种定量方法测量希望，并在缅甸农村验证其有效性，发现希望测量与理论预测的协变量相关、区别于其他心理概念、且与福利感知正相关，对研究贫困者投资、生产和消费行为的经济学家有用。
Development economists are increasingly considering the role of hope in behaviours relating to investment, production, and consumption decisions of the poor. Although several studies have examined how the concepts of hope and aspirations may fit into economic theories, empirical studies have yet to validate a reliable measurement of hope. We adapt a quantitative approach to measure hope in the context of rural Myanmar. We present three tests of measurement validity. This study finds that hope measurements are correlated with covariates in a way supported by theory, are distinct from other psychological concepts, and are positively correlated with welfare perceptions.