Applications

Examples of applications of factorial survey experiments in the global South.

Study Country Topic
Gibson 2002 South Africa Judgments of fairness to victims regarding amnesty for a bomb attack
Duch and Palmer 2004 Benin Property rights norms, the acceptance of property expropriation
Gibson 2008 South Africa Judgments of fairness regarding the treatment of land squatters
Sundström 2012 South Africa Willingness to comply with regulations
Horne et al. 2013 Ghana Bridewealth and norms regulating female behavior
Liebe et al. 2017 Benin Sanctioning behavior towards children
Liebe et al. 2017 Benin Acceptance of technology adoption
Liebe et al. 2017 Rwanda Just wages of casual workers
Liebe et al. 2017 Rwanda Just incomes of cooperative members

References

Duch, R. M. and H. D. Palmer. 2004. “It’s Not Whether You Win or Lose, but How You Play the Game: Self-interest, Social Justice, and Mass Attitudes toward Market Transition.” American Political Science Review 98:437-52.

Gibson, J. L. 2002. “Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation: Judging the Fairness of Amnesty in South Africa.” American Journal of Political Science 46:540-56.

Gibson, J. L. 2008. “Group Identities and Theories of Justice: An Experimental Investigation into the Justice and Injustice of Land Squatting in South Africa.”
The Journal of Politics 70:700-16.

Horne, C., F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, and D. Naa Dodua. 2013. “The Shadow of Indebtedness: Bridewealth and Norms Constraining Female Reproductive Autonomy.” American Sociological Review 78: 503-20.

Liebe, U. I.M. Moumouni, C. Biglerm C. Ingabire, and S. Bieri. 2017. “Using Factorial Survey Experiments to Measure Attitudes, Social Norms, and Fairness Concerns in Developing Countries.” Sociological Methods & Research. online first.

Sundström, A. 2012. “Corruption and Regulatory Compliance: Experimental Findings from South African Small-Scale Fisheries.” Marine Policy 36: 1255-64.