Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "Katengeza, Samson"
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Are decision errors explaining hyperbolic discounting and non-linear probability weighting?
Holden, Stein T.; Tione, Sarah; Tilahun, Mesfin; Katengeza, Samson (CLTS Working paper;03/24, Working paper, 2024-07)We study risky inter-temporal choice in a large random student sample (n=721) and a large rural sample (n=835) in Malawi. All respondents were exposed to the same 20 Multiple Choice Lists with a rapid elicitation method ... -
The Corona pandemic among university students in Malawi
Holden, Stein T.; Katengeza, Samson; Tione, Sarah; Tilahun, Mesfin; Berg, Ørjan; Chimseu, Patrick; Njinga, Blessings (CLTS Working paper;06/21, Working paper, 2022)This study provides the initial survey data from a sample of 764 students at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Lilongwe, Malawi. It aims to provide evidence on the extent of exposure ... -
Does luck make people more optimistic and patient? - Lessons from an experiment with students and rural subjects in Malawi
Holden, Stein T.; Tione, Sarah; Tilahun, Mesfin; Katengeza, Samson (CLTS Working paper;04/24, Working paper, 2024-07)We investigate how random luck in repeated variants of the risky investment game of Gneezy, Leonard, and List (2009); Gneezy and Potters (1997) influences risk-taking and discounting behavior in future risky prospects with ... -
How WEIRD are student samples? Lessons based on the trust game in Malawi
Holden, Stein T.; Tione, Sarah; Tilahun, Mesfin; Katengeza, Samson (CLTS Working paper;06/23, Working paper, 2023-11)We have used the standard trust game on a random sample of university students (N=764) and a random sample of rural residents (N=834) in Malawi. The study identifies social preference types (Bauer, Chytilov´a, & Pertold-Gebicka, ... -
Irrigation Development, Land Tenure and Climate Shocks among Farmers in the Flood Plain of Malawi: A Pre-Analysis Plan and Documentation for Ethical Approval by Institutional Review Board at NMBU
Tione, Sarah; Holden, Stein T.; Katengeza, Samson; Tilahun, Mesfin (CLTS Report;03/24, Report, 2024-07)This is a plan for the final component of the “Experiments for Development of Climate Smart Agriculture” (SMARTEX), which is a collaborative research and capacity-building program with School of Economics and Business (SEB) ... -
Knowledge, beliefs, perceptions, and behavior related to the corona (COVID-19) pandemic among university students in Malawi
Holden, Stein T.; Katengeza, Samson; Tione, Sarah; Tilahun, Mesfin (CLTS Working paper;07/22, Working paper, 2022-06)This study is based on a survey of 764 students at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Lilongwe, Malawi. It aims to provide evidence on the extent of exposure to the pandemic among ... -
The Predictive Power of Luck: Luck and Risk-Taking in a Repeated Risky Investment Game
Holden, Stein T.; Tione, Sarah; Katengeza, Samson; Tilahun, Mesfin (CLTS Working paper;09/22, Working paper, 2022-10)Can luck predict risk-taking behavior in games of chance? Economists have not widely studied this issue although overconfidence, optimism-, and pessimism bias have received substantial attention in recent years. In this ... -
Religion, beliefs, trust, and COVID vaccination behavior among rural people in Malawi
Holden, Stein T.; Tione, Sarah; Tilahun, Mesfin; Katengeza, Samson (CLTS Working paper;04/23, Working paper, 2023-01)This study investigates the religious and other beliefs related to the corona/COVID-19 pandemic and how they are related to covid risk perceptions, trust in COVID vaccines, and how these are affected by the religious ... -
Religion, perceptions, and behavior during the corona/COVID- 19 pandemic among university students in Malawi
Holden, Stein T.; Katengeza, Samson; Tione, Sarah; Tilahun, Mesfin (CLTS Working paper;08/22, Working paper, 2022-06)This study investigates the covid risk perceptions, information updating behavior related to the pandemic, use of protective measures, especially facemasks, and the demand for vaccines among university students in Malawi. ...