Author

Blanco, Magdalena ; Cabrera, José María ; Cid, Alejandro

Editor

Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía

Date

2016

Extensión

22 p.

Abstract

There has been little research on the association between behaviors, gen-der and usufruct rights in informal settings. Using a unique database from an underprivileged population, who informally look after cars parked in the streets, we analyze the behaviors women and men exhibit when they interact with other people in the street. We find that men tend to commit acts of physical aggression more than women when they have to defend their usufruct right. But, surprisingly, though theory and applied literature suggests the contrary, we found that women are more likely to react aggressively than men, when drivers underpay in this voluntary payment market. Building a Type Index of cuida coches (indicator of attitude and external appearance), we explore association between aggressive behavior and this Type Index.

Palabras claves

Gender Ppoverty Self-employment Violence Aggressiveness

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