Replication data for: Kwacha Gonna Do? Experimental Evidence about Labor Supply in Rural Malawi
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jessica Goldberg
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Project Citation:
Goldberg, Jessica. Replication data for: Kwacha Gonna Do? Experimental Evidence about Labor Supply in Rural Malawi. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116331V1
Project Description
Summary:
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I use a field experiment to estimate the wage elasticity of employment in the day labor market in rural Malawi. Once a week for 12 consecutive weeks, I make job offers for a workfare-type program to 529 adults. The daily wage varies from the tenth to the ninetieth percentile of the wage distribution, and individuals are entitled to work a maximum of one day per week. In this context (the low agricultural season), 74 percent of individuals worked at the lowest wage, and consequently the estimated labor supply elasticity is low (0.15), regardless of observable characteristics. (JEL C93, J22, J31, O15, O18, R23)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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C93 Field Experiments
J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
C93 Field Experiments
J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
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