Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia
Fatalism is considered pervasive, especially in many poor communities. In this paper, we explore whether fatalistic beliefs have implications for the attitudes and behavior of poor rural households toward investment in the future. To explore the idea of fatalism, we draw inspiration from theories in...
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| author | Bernard, Tanguy Dercon, Stefan Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum |
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| description | Fatalism is considered pervasive, especially in many poor communities. In this paper, we explore whether fatalistic beliefs have implications for the attitudes and behavior of poor rural households toward investment in the future. To explore the idea of fatalism, we draw inspiration from theories in psychology focusing on the role of locus of control and self-efficacy and also from the theoretical framework of aspiration failure as developed in recent economic literature. Using survey data from rural Ethiopia, we find evidence of fatalistic beliefs among a substantial group of rural households, as well as indicators consistent with narrow aspirations gap and low self-efficacy. We also find that such beliefs consistently correlate with lower demand for credit, in terms of loan size, repayment horizon, and productive purposes. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1530472025-11-06T07:22:17Z Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia Bernard, Tanguy Dercon, Stefan Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum efficiency Fatalism is considered pervasive, especially in many poor communities. In this paper, we explore whether fatalistic beliefs have implications for the attitudes and behavior of poor rural households toward investment in the future. To explore the idea of fatalism, we draw inspiration from theories in psychology focusing on the role of locus of control and self-efficacy and also from the theoretical framework of aspiration failure as developed in recent economic literature. Using survey data from rural Ethiopia, we find evidence of fatalistic beliefs among a substantial group of rural households, as well as indicators consistent with narrow aspirations gap and low self-efficacy. We also find that such beliefs consistently correlate with lower demand for credit, in terms of loan size, repayment horizon, and productive purposes. 2011 2024-10-01T13:55:31Z 2024-10-01T13:55:31Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153047 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bernard, Tanguy; Dercon, Stefan; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum. 2011. Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1101. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153047 |
| spellingShingle | efficiency Bernard, Tanguy Dercon, Stefan Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia |
| title | Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | beyond fatalism an empirical exploration of self efficacy and aspirations failure in ethiopia |
| topic | efficiency |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153047 |
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