Calendrier du 30 mars 2016
Development Economics Seminar
Du 30/03/2016 de 17:00 à 18:30
Campus jourdan,Bâtiment G, Rez de chaussée, Salle 8
RAVALLION Martin (Georgetown University)
Social Frictions to Knowledge Diffusion : Evidence from an Information Intervention
Does knowledge about antipoverty programs spread quickly with in poor communities or are there significant frictions, such as due to social exclusion? We combine longitudinal and intra-household observations in estimating the direct knowledge gain from watching an information movie in rural India, while randomized village assignment identifies knowledge sharing with those in treatment villageswho did not watch the movie. Knowledge is found to be shared withinvillages, but lesssoamong illiterate and lower caste individuals, especially when also poor; these groups relied more on actually seeing the movie. Sizeable biases are evident in impact estimators that ignore knowledge spillovers