Gender priming in solidarity games: The Philippine context

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What is the effect of gender priming on solidarity behaviour? We explore a two-player solidarity game where players can insure each other against the risk of losses. In the utility function, priming is represented as the 'change in weight' given to the other player's payoff. We test this experimentally in a developing country setting, the Philippines. We consider a treatment that involves reminding subjects of their gender. We found that, without priming, there were no statistically different gender differences in the solidarity game. With priming, however, there was an increased willingness in women to provide insurance.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-92-9256-958-7
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2021/24

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual ; Field Experiments ; Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination ; Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
• Subject: gender ; priming ; solidarity ; gender differences ; Philippines

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Tacneng, Ruth Cadaoas ; Puzon, Klarizze Anne Martin
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2021

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/958-7
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/229425
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET