Replication data for: Alcohol and Self-Control: A Field Experiment in India

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Frank Schilbach

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Schilbach, Frank. Replication data for: Alcohol and Self-Control: A Field Experiment in India. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2019. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116192V1

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Summary:  View help for Summary 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 sobriety. Randomly receiving sobriety incentives significantly reduced daytime drinking while leaving overall drinking unchanged. I find no evidence of higher daytime sobriety significantly changing labor supply, productivity, or earnings. In contrast, increasing sobriety raised savings by 50 percent, an effect that does not appear to be solely explained by changes in income net of alcohol expenditures.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      C93 Field Experiments
      D14 Household Saving; Personal Finance
      I12 Health Behavior
      J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
      O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data; observational data; experimental data


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