Social interactions and stigmatized behavior: “Donating” blood plasma in rural China

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dc.creatorChen, Xi
dc.creatorSahn, David E.
dc.creatorZhang, Xiaobo
dc.date2018-03-28
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:59Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:29:41Z
dc.descriptionDespite the resultant disutility, some people, in particular, the poor, are engaged in behaviors that carry social stigma. Empirical studies on stigmatized behavior are rare, largely due to the formidable challenges of collecting data on stigmatized goods and services. In this paper, we add to this limited empirical evidence by examining the behavior of “donating” blood plasma in exchange for cash rewards in China. We find that peer effects influence decisions to “donate” plasma. For example, a one‐standard‐deviation increase in income from “donating” plasma in the peer group increases the value of own plasma “donation” by 0.15 standard deviations. Families with sons have more incentives to “donate” plasma to offset the escalated costs of getting their sons married in a tight marriage market that favors girls.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145752
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/106096
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInstitute for the Study of Labor
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceChen, Xi; Sahn, David E.; and Zhang, Xiaobo. 2018. Social interactions and stigmatized behavior: “Donating” blood plasma in rural China. IZA Discussion Paper No. 11413. Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor. http://ftp.iza.org/dp11413.pdf
dc.subjectlow income groups
dc.subjectsocial networks
dc.subjectsocial behaviour
dc.subjectplasma cells
dc.subjectsocial equality
dc.subjectincentives
dc.subjectblood plasma
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.titleSocial interactions and stigmatized behavior: “Donating” blood plasma in rural China
dc.typeWorking Paper

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