Abstract

We exploit the largely exogenous character of abduction and displacement in northern Uganda during the recent civil war to estimate the effects of each on experimental measures of risk tolerance, altruism, trust and trustworthiness, as well as a survey measure of patience. Our analysis reveals the limitations of the ‘post-traumatic growth’ hypothesis. In most cases preferences are unaffected by these traumas and in the one domain in which we identify a significant effect, it is contrary to the hypothesis—people who were both abducted and displaced are 21 percentage points less likely to take a risk.

中文翻译：

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乌干达北部的偏好和内战：重新考虑创伤后的增长

摘要

我们利用最近内战期间乌干达北部绑架和流离失所的主要外生性特征来估计每种措施对风险承受能力，利他主义，信任和可信赖性的实验测量以及耐心的测量方法。我们的分析揭示了“创伤后增长”假说的局限性。在大多数情况下，偏好不受这些创伤的影响，在我们确定有显着影响的领域中，这一假设与假设相反-被绑架和流离失所的人冒险的可能性降低了21个百分点。