The impact of a scholarship programme on social capital formation among university students: An economic experiment at the University of Pretoria, South Africa

IF 0.4 Q4 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics-AFJARE Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI:10.53936/afjare.2023.18(1).3
Eric Chikwalila, M. Willinger, S. Farolfi, E. Mungatana, D. Jourdain
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This study uses an online laboratory experiment and a post-experimental survey to test whether the Mastercard Foundation (MCF) scholarship programme causally influences the creation of cognitive social capital among University of Pretoria recipients. Cognitive social capital, which is based on commonly shared norms among subjects, leads to honest and cooperative behaviour. It is necessary for ease of information flow, a reduction in transaction costs, and allowing communities to deal with social dilemmas like common-pool resource management. The study used incentivised economic experiments on randomly selected subjects drawn from a control group (non-MCF students) and a treated group (MCF students). The experimental results from the two groups were compared to check the differences in terms of levels of trust, reciprocity, altruism, cooperation, in-group favouritism and out-group discrimination. Our results show that the scholarship programme has a significant impact only on levels of in-group favouritism and out-group discrimination. The post-experimental survey showed that MCF and non-MCF subjects were similar in terms of stated pro-social behaviour perceptions and in-group social capital creation.
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奖学金项目对大学生社会资本形成的影响:南非比勒陀利亚大学的一项经济实验
这项研究使用了一项在线实验室实验和一项实验后调查来测试万事达基金会(MCF)奖学金计划是否对比勒陀利亚大学获奖者认知社会资本的创造产生了因果影响。认知社会资本基于主体之间共同的规范,导致诚实和合作的行为。这对于简化信息流、降低交易成本以及允许社区处理诸如公共池资源管理之类的社会困境是必要的。该研究对随机选择的受试者进行了激励性经济实验,这些受试者分别来自对照组(非MCF学生)和治疗组(MCF同学)。比较两组的实验结果,以检验信任、互惠、利他主义、合作、组内偏袒和组外歧视水平的差异。我们的研究结果表明,奖学金计划只对群体内的偏袒和群体外的歧视程度产生重大影响。实验后调查显示,MCF和非MCF受试者在所陈述的亲社会行为认知和群体社会资本创造方面相似。
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期刊介绍: The African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AfJARE)/Journal Africain d’Economie Agricole et des Ressources (JAEAR) is a publication of the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE). The journal publishes original research about how African agriculture interacts with local and global economic systems and policy regimes in its impacts upon people. The scope of the journal covers the roles of markets, technology, policy, institutions and the natural environment in shaping the lives of well being of Africans engaged in agricultural activities. The journal strives to nurture and enhance the capacity of African professionals to conduct and publish scientific research and provides a venue for communicating and disseminating their findings. Multi-disciplinary, problem-oriented articles are encouraged. Submissions may deal with teaching, research extension, consulting, advising, entrepreneurship and administration. The Chief Editors and Editorial Board, under the general direction of the AAAE President, Executive Committee and Council are charged with implementing Journal policy to serve members of AAAE. The main section of the journal publishes technical research articles while a small section is devoted to publishing brief notes with important policy content and book reviews. The journal is a quarterly publication.
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