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In this paper, we provide experimental evidence on the effect of improving childcare quality on prices and profits of childcare providers, as well as the effects on families and children. Specifically, we partner with Kidogo, a social enterprise that provides training and mentorship to daycare providers. We randomize the entry of Kidogo into 30 low-income, urban communities of Kenya, leaving 30 communities as comparison. We then analyze the effect of their entry with detailed surveys of approximately 2000 providers. The main outcome measures are the price, quality, profits, and availability of childcare 6 months, and 12 months, and 24 months after entry. We pair that data with 2,100 surveys of families with small children in the same communities to examine the effect of improving childc...
We describe the design and analysis plan for a field experiment conducted in the summer of 2019 in Central Malawi. In this lab-in-the-field experiment, we study the willingness to pay (WTP) for information about soil fertility and the accompanying management recommendations. The randomization is set up to explore the degree to which individual contributions towards purchasing soil tests differ depending on the actual and perceived heterogeneity in soils in the village. This pre-analysis plan is being submitted after data collection but before any analysis took place.
We are conducting a conduct a correspondence study to measure hiring discrimination against transgender job applicants for entry-level positions in the US labor market. We randomly assign gender identity and race to fictitious resumes. We measure discrimination against both transgender women and men as well as non-binary applicants relative to cisgender men and women, and we compare differences between White and Black applicants. We consider labor markets across the United States in order to examine heterogeneity in discrimination based on local political climates.
In the current nudging literature, several have called for more research on the combination of behavioral interventions as a promising avenue to see larger effects (Nisa et al., 2019), and it has also been claimed that combinations of nudges and monetary interventions may be particularly effective in promoting pro-environmental behavior (see e.g. Alt et al., 2024). Most of the research on policy mixes has been done in the energy domain (Allcott et al., 2014; Drews et al., 2020; Fanghella et al., 2021) and there is a lack of research on policy mixes in the food domain. Furthermore, the existing research on policy mixing in the food domain mainly focuses on promoting healthy food products (Ahn & Lusk, 2021; Papoutsi et al., 2015; Vo et al., 2022). The purpose of this study is, first, to i...
In this project, we study the impact of screening stages in recruitment on applicant behavior.
This study is about a smartphone App which provides information on administrative processes to citizens in Burkina Faso. The App was designed to ease administrative tasks and shelter citizens against bribery and day-to-day corruption. We will randomize the access to the App within a pool of interested individuals recruited via Facebook and other channel, and will measure outcomes related to the administrative processes conducted by the participants, including bribery paid.
Gender bias and nepotism are persistent challenges in the labor market worldwide. In developing economies such as the Philippines, 54.8% of men and 34.5% of women participated in the labor force, roughly a 20% difference (National Economic and Development Authority, 2023). Similarly, political dynasties are well known to have dominant and wide networks in both private and public spheres. In the Philippines, where political dynasties are prevalent and last names can carry political significance, we expect that gender and perceived family connections interact to play a significant role in hiring decisions. This study aims to investigate the role that family ties and gender play in influencing firm hiring decisions. We expect to see a preference for hiring male candidates and those with pe...
Japan has one of the most generous parental leave policies for working parents, yet male employees remain reluctant to take leave. In 2021, only 14% of eligible Japanese fathers took at least one day of paternity leave, and conditional on taking leave, most men take less than two weeks of leave. Men’s reluctance to take paternity leave in Japan has been attributed to several factors such as the prevalence of traditional gender norms that are at odds with men taking on a caregiving role, career concerns surrounding the violation of ideal worker norms, and organizational climate and support for leave-taking. Recent work suggests that even as social norms change, individuals may actively enforce a perceived norm, even if they privately reject the norm because they incorrectly believe that ...
In this project, we collaborate with a crop insurance consortium in Uganda and experimentally study the demand for multi-season insurance contracts among smallholder farmers in Uganda. We focus on insurance products with ex-post premiums (“Pay-at-Harvest Insurance”). We investigate whether farmers demand multi-season insurance, whether they want to have the option to cancel after the first season or a commitment to take up for two seasons, and possible mechanisms for the commitment demand. In addition, we will study the effect on insurance demand of a randomized information intervention that aims to make farmers aware of the state-dependent nature of their farming activities and the possible state-dependency of their demand for insurance.
This study aims to investigate the impact of shareholder engagement as a tool for sustainable investment, with a focus on the threat of voting. Specifically, a field experiment will be conducted to examine whether a minority shareholder's threat to vote against the TCFD report increases board-level accountability for sustainability. The aim is to offer concrete evidence on how investors can catalyze change and underscore the significance of a credible threat in engaging with companies on sustainability matters.