Alcohol and Self-Control: A Field Experiment in India
This paper studies alcohol consumption among low-income workers in India. In a 3-week field experiment, the majority of 229 cycle-rickshaw drivers were willing to forgo substantial monetary payments in order to set incentives for themselves to remain sober, thus exhibiting demand for commitment to s...
Main Author: | Schilbach, Frank |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Economic Association
2020
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126690 |
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