Two Quasi-Experiments Concerning Working Conditions of American Truck Drivers
Two quasi-experiments are presented concerning the working conditions of American long-haul truck drivers. Using driver weeks as the unit of analysis, we present several statistically significant differences between driver weeks that preceded a truck driver leaving their employer and those that did...
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| author | Correll, David Caplice, Chris Martens, Bobby |
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| description | Two quasi-experiments are presented concerning the working conditions of American long-haul truck drivers. Using driver weeks as the unit of analysis, we present several statistically significant differences between driver weeks that preceded a truck driver leaving their employer and those that did not, as well as significant behavioral differences between "soft" (low transportation price) and "tight" (high transportation price) market conditions. We also document consistent and predicable patterns in the weekly lives of truck drivers. These experiments provide new insights into the working conditions of America's increasingly scarce long-haul truck drivers. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1300932021-03-05T23:40:01Z Two Quasi-Experiments Concerning Working Conditions of American Truck Drivers Correll, David Caplice, Chris Martens, Bobby trucking logistics supply chain management freight transportation Two quasi-experiments are presented concerning the working conditions of American long-haul truck drivers. Using driver weeks as the unit of analysis, we present several statistically significant differences between driver weeks that preceded a truck driver leaving their employer and those that did not, as well as significant behavioral differences between "soft" (low transportation price) and "tight" (high transportation price) market conditions. We also document consistent and predicable patterns in the weekly lives of truck drivers. These experiments provide new insights into the working conditions of America's increasingly scarce long-haul truck drivers. 2021-03-05T18:05:01Z 2021-03-05T18:05:01Z 2021-03-05 Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130093 en_US SCALE Working Paper Series;2021-mitscale-ctl-01 application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | trucking logistics supply chain management freight transportation Correll, David Caplice, Chris Martens, Bobby Two Quasi-Experiments Concerning Working Conditions of American Truck Drivers |
| title | Two Quasi-Experiments Concerning Working Conditions of American Truck Drivers |
| title_full | Two Quasi-Experiments Concerning Working Conditions of American Truck Drivers |
| title_fullStr | Two Quasi-Experiments Concerning Working Conditions of American Truck Drivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two Quasi-Experiments Concerning Working Conditions of American Truck Drivers |
| title_short | Two Quasi-Experiments Concerning Working Conditions of American Truck Drivers |
| title_sort | two quasi experiments concerning working conditions of american truck drivers |
| topic | trucking logistics supply chain management freight transportation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130093 |
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