Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers
To gain a better understanding of intrahousehold bargaining processes, surveys increasingly collect data from co-heads individually. Answers provided by spouses on the same set of questions often differ substantially, alternately attributed to measurement error, poor framing within the cultural cont...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2021
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| author | Van Campenhout, Bjorn Lecoutere, Els Spielman, David J. |
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| description | To gain a better understanding of intrahousehold bargaining processes, surveys increasingly collect data from co-heads individually. Answers provided by spouses on the same set of questions often differ substantially, alternately attributed to measurement error, poor framing within the cultural context that leads to systematic biases, or other common challenges associated with surveys. However, recent studies suggest that differences in responses from co-heads may also be caused by spouses strategically hiding information from each other. Using detailed data on a large sample of monogamous smallholder maize-farming households in eastern Uganda, we document response patterns from household co-heads related to decision-making, labor time, and sales of farm output. We ask each spouse questions about themselves, but also about their spouse, and compare responses. We also implement two interventions to test if such spousal disagreement in reporting can be reduced by increasing cooperation between spouses and reducing information asymmetries. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1169892025-12-02T21:02:41Z Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers Van Campenhout, Bjorn Lecoutere, Els Spielman, David J. income gender surveys farmers households maize capacity development men decision making women To gain a better understanding of intrahousehold bargaining processes, surveys increasingly collect data from co-heads individually. Answers provided by spouses on the same set of questions often differ substantially, alternately attributed to measurement error, poor framing within the cultural context that leads to systematic biases, or other common challenges associated with surveys. However, recent studies suggest that differences in responses from co-heads may also be caused by spouses strategically hiding information from each other. Using detailed data on a large sample of monogamous smallholder maize-farming households in eastern Uganda, we document response patterns from household co-heads related to decision-making, labor time, and sales of farm output. We ask each spouse questions about themselves, but also about their spouse, and compare responses. We also implement two interventions to test if such spousal disagreement in reporting can be reduced by increasing cooperation between spouses and reducing information asymmetries. 2021-05-04 2021-12-22T16:31:25Z 2021-12-22T16:31:25Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116989 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133523 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134907 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133615 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Lecoutere, Els; and Spielman, David J. 2021. Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2019. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134389. |
| spellingShingle | income gender surveys farmers households maize capacity development men decision making women Van Campenhout, Bjorn Lecoutere, Els Spielman, David J. Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers |
| title | Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers |
| title_full | Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers |
| title_fullStr | Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers |
| title_short | Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers |
| title_sort | bragging shirking and hiding spousal disagreement among ugandan maize farmers |
| topic | income gender surveys farmers households maize capacity development men decision making women |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116989 |
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