Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers

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dc.creatorVan Campenhout, Bjorn
dc.creatorLecoutere, Els
dc.creatorSpielman, David J.
dc.date2021-05-04
dc.date2021-12-22T16:31:25Z
dc.date2021-12-22T16:31:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:33:33Z
dc.descriptionTo gain a better understanding of intrahousehold bargaining processes, surveys increasingly collect data from co-heads individually. Answers provided by spouses on the same set of questions often differ substantially, alternately attributed to measurement error, poor framing within the cultural context that leads to systematic biases, or other common challenges associated with surveys. However, recent studies suggest that differences in responses from co-heads may also be caused by spouses strategically hiding information from each other. Using detailed data on a large sample of monogamous smallholder maize-farming households in eastern Uganda, we document response patterns from household co-heads related to decision-making, labor time, and sales of farm output. We ask each spouse questions about themselves, but also about their spouse, and compare responses. We also implement two interventions to test if such spousal disagreement in reporting can be reduced by increasing cooperation between spouses and reducing information asymmetries.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/116989
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/107776
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133523
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134907
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133615
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceVan Campenhout, Bjorn; Lecoutere, Els; and Spielman, David J. 2021. Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2019. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134389.
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectmaize
dc.subjectcapacity development
dc.subjectmen
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleBragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers
dc.typeWorking Paper

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