Culture and Contracts: The Historical Legacy of Forced Labour
研究殖民时期强制劳动政策对卢旺达和布隆迪胡图族与图西族之间当代信任与合作的影响，发现胡图族家庭有强制劳动历史者更不信任图西族，更少签订跨家庭保险协议，违约风险更高。
Abstract Can divide-and-rule colonial policy be responsible for contemporary ethnic tension? This paper empirically investigates the role of a divisive and extractive colonial policy on Hutu–Tutsi discord in Rwanda and Burundi. It shows that Hutu with a family history of subjugation to forced labour by Tutsi chiefs are less trusting of Tutsi today and less willing to partner with Tutsi for a cooperative task. This may have implications for agriculture insurance agreements because Hutu are more agrarian and Tutsi are more pastoral. Indeed, Hutu with a forced labour family history make fewer inter-household insurance agreements and are more likely to experience default.