Andreoni, James and Callen, Michael and Hussain, Kurrar and Khan, Muhammad Yasir and Sprenger, Charles
(2022)
Using preference parameter estimates to optimize public sector wage contracts: A field study in Pakistan.
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Abstract
We use estimates of time preferences to customize incentives for polio vaccinators in Lahore, Pakistan. We measure time preferences using intertemporal allocations of effort, and use these estimates to construct individually-tailored incentives. We evaluate the effect of matching contract terms to discounting parameters in a subsequent experiment with the same vaccinators. Our tailored policy is compared to alternatives that either rely on atheoretic reduced-form relationships for policy guidance or apply the same policy to all individuals. We find that contracts tailored to individual discounting outperform this range of policy alternatives.
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| Status: |
Submitted |
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| Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Andreoni, James | | | | | Callen, Michael | | | | | Hussain, Kurrar | | | | | Khan, Muhammad Yasir | yasir.khan@berkeley.edu | myk17 | | | Sprenger, Charles | | | |
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| Monograph Type: |
Working Paper |
| Date: |
27 April 2022 |
| Date Type: |
Submission |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Economics > Economics Working Papers |
| Refereed: |
No |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Structural estimation, Out-of-sample prediction, Discounting, Present Bias |
| Other ID: |
JEL D1, D3, D90 |
| Date Deposited: |
06 May 2022 17:53 |
| Last Modified: |
06 May 2022 17:53 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/42936 |
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