Do Free Goods Stick to Poor Households? Experimental Evidence on Insecticide Treated Bednets

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 607-617

  Hoffmann, Vivian ^a   Barrett, Christopher B ^b   Just, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

bednets; endowment effect; field experiment; liquidity constraints; malaria; willingness to pay (WTP)

Indexed keywords

MALARIA; VALUATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 59649084844     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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