Field | Before | After |
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Field Study Withdrawn | Before | After No |
Field Intervention Completion Date | Before | After July 25, 2019 |
Field Data Collection Complete | Before | After Yes |
Field Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) | Before | After 1,232 men |
Field Was attrition correlated with treatment status? | Before | After No |
Field Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations | Before | After 1,232 |
Field Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms | Before | After 301 men control, 329 men offered appointments only, 295 men offered hard commitments only, 307 men offered both appointments and hard commitments |
Field Is there a restricted access data set available on request? | Before | After No |
Field Program Files | Before | After No |
Field Data Collection Completion Date | Before | After September 27, 2019 |
Field Is data available for public use? | Before | After No |
Field | Before | After |
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Field Paper Abstract | Before | After We show that ordinary appointments can act as effective substitutes for hard commitment devices and increase demand for a critical healthcare service, particularly among those with self-control problems. We show this using an experiment that randomly offered HIV testing appointments and hard commitment devices to high-risk men in Malawi. Appointments more than double testing rates, with effects concentrated among those who demand commitment. In contrast, most men who take up hard commitments lose their investments. Appointments overcome commitment problems without the potential drawback of commitment failure, and have the potential to increase demand for healthcare in the developing world. |
Field Paper Citation | Before | After Derksen, Laura, Jason Kerwin, Natalia Ordaz Reynoso, and Olivier Sterck. (2023). Healthcare Appointments as Commitment Devices. Working Paper. |
Field Paper URL | Before | After https://www.jasonkerwin.com/Papers/Appointments/DKOS_Appointments_Latest.pdf |