Social and financial incentives for overcoming a collective action problem
Bakhtiar M, Guiteras R, Levinsohn J, Mobarak A. Social and financial incentives for overcoming a collective action problem. Journal Of Development Economics 2023, 162: 103072. PMID: 37139484, PMCID: PMC10115903, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPercentage point increaseMedium termPoint increasePublic health externalitiesCommunity-level collective actionShort termInvestment decisionsCollective action problemsHealth externalitiesPublic pledgeFinancial incentivesLatrine ownershipFinancial rewardsHygienic latrinesAction problemsSanitation investmentsSocial normsHouseholdsNeighboring householdsOwnershipPublic commitmentSocial recognitionGroup membersRural BangladeshStrong impact