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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International Food Policy Research Institute
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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 house-holds, 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 | CGSpace1540712025-11-06T06:48:32Z Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia Bernard, Tanguy Dercon, Stefan Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum social welfare self-efficacy 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 house-holds, 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. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:18Z 2024-10-01T13:59:18Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154071 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Bernard, Tanguy; Dercon, Stefan; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum 2012. Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154071 |
| spellingShingle | social welfare self-efficacy 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 | social welfare self-efficacy |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154071 |
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