Field | Before | After |
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Field Study Withdrawn | Before | After No |
Field Intervention Completion Date | Before | After April 30, 2015 |
Field Data Collection Complete | Before | After Yes |
Field Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) | Before | After 999 workers |
Field Was attrition correlated with treatment status? | Before | After No |
Field Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations | Before | After 999 workers |
Field Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms | Before | After 999 workers randomized to peers by cycle day |
Field Public Data URL | Before | After https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CAXO8Y |
Field Is there a restricted access data set available on request? | Before | After No |
Field Program Files | Before | After Yes |
Field Program Files URL | Before | After https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CAXO8Y |
Field Data Collection Completion Date | Before | After April 30, 2015 |
Field Is data available for public use? | Before | After Yes |
Field | Before | After |
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Field Paper Abstract | Before | After This paper studies workplace peer effects by randomly varying work assignments at a tea estate in Malawi. We find that increasing mean peer ability by 10 percent raises productivity by 0.3 percent. This effect is driven by the responses of women. Neither production nor compensation externalities cause the effect because workers receive piece rates and do not work in teams. Additional analyses provide no support for learning or socialization as mechanisms. Instead, peer effects appear to operate through “motivation”: given the choice to be reassigned, most workers prefer working near high-ability co-workers because these peers motivate them to work harder. |
Field Paper Citation | Before | After Brune, L., Chyn, E., & Kerwin, J. (2022). Peers and Motivation at Work Evidence from a Firm Experiment in Malawi*. Journal of Human Resources, 0919-10416R2. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.4.0919-10416R2 |
Field Paper URL | Before | After https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.4.0919-10416R2 |