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Demand and supply of infrequent payments as a commitment device: evidence from Kenya

Casaburi, Lorenzo; Macchiavello, Rocco (2019). Demand and supply of infrequent payments as a commitment device: evidence from Kenya. American Economic Review, 109(2):523-555.

Abstract

Despite extensive evidence that preferences are often time-inconsistent, there is only scarce evidence of willingness to pay for commitment. Infrequent payments for frequently provided goods and services are a common feature of many markets and they may naturally provide commitment to save for lumpy expenses. Multiple experiments in the Kenyan dairy sector show that: (i) farmers are willing to incur sizable costs to receive infrequent payments as a commitment device, (ii) poor contract enforcement, however, limits competition among buyers in the supply of infrequent payments. We then present a model of demand and supply of infrequent payments and test its additional predictions.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:03 Faculty of Economics > Department of Economics
Dewey Decimal Classification:330 Economics
Scopus Subject Areas:Social Sciences & Humanities > Economics and Econometrics
Uncontrolled Keywords:Economics and Econometrics
Scope:Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)
Language:English
Date:February 2019
Deposited On:30 Jan 2019 13:42
Last Modified:20 Jan 2025 02:39
Publisher:American Economic Association
ISSN:0002-8282
OA Status:Green
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20180281
Official URL:https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20180281
Other Identification Number:merlin-id:17504
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