Erlend Berg
University of Bristol
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The Economic Journal | 2017
Erlend Berg; Maitreesh Ghatak; R. Manjula; D. Rajasekhar; Sanchari Roy
This paper studies the interaction of incentive pay and social distance in the dissemination of information. We analyse theoretically as well as empirically the effect of incentive pay when agents have pro-social objectives, but also preferences over dealing with one social group relative to another. In a randomised field experiment undertaken across 151 villages in South India, local agents were hired to spread information about a public health insurance programme. Relative to flat pay, incentive pay improves knowledge transmission to households that are socially distant from the agent, but not to households similar to the agent.
Journal of Development Studies | 2018
Elizabeth Holcombe; Erlend Berg; Sarah Smith; Malcolm G. Anderson; Niels Holm-Nielsen
Abstract Donor-funded infrastructure projects may focus on construction and neglect longer-term sustainability. Engaging local communities has been proposed as way of inducing ongoing maintenance by facilitating coordination and a sense of ownership, but there is little evidence on its effectiveness in practice. We analyse data from inspections of 103 landslide hazard mitigation drains in Saint Lucia several years after construction. We conclude that community participation at the beginning of the project, by accessing local knowledge, is associated with improved construction quality, but appears to have no impact on subsequent maintenance, suggesting that contractual provision for maintenance may be required.
Archive | 2012
Erlend Berg; Sambit Bhattacharyya; Rajasekhar Durgam; Manjula Ramachandra
Economic and Political Weekly | 2011
D. Rajasekhar; Erlend Berg; Maitreesh Ghatak; R. Manjula; Sanchari Roy
World Development | 2018
Erlend Berg; Sambit Bhattacharyya; D. Rajasekhar; R. Manjula
Economic and Political Weekly | 2011
Erlend Berg; Maitreesh Ghatak; R. Manjula; D. Rajasekhar; Sanchari Roy
Archive | 2010
Erlend Berg; R. Durgam; Manjula Ramachandra
Journal of African Economies | 2018
Erlend Berg
The Economic Journal | 2017
Erlend Berg; Maitreesh Ghatak; R. Manjula; D. Rajasekhar; Sanchari Roy
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics | 2013
Erlend Berg; R. Manjula