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Using preference estimates to customize incentives: an application to Polio vaccination drives in Pakistan

Andreoni, James, Callen, Mike ORCID: 0000-0002-8408-1404, Hussain, Karrar, Khan, Muhammad Yasir and Sprenger, Charles (2022) Using preference estimates to customize incentives: an application to Polio vaccination drives in Pakistan. Journal of the European Economic Association. ISSN 1542-4766

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Identification Number: 10.1093/jeea/jvac068

Abstract

We use estimates of time preferences to customize incentives for polio vaccinators in Lahore, Pakistan. We measure time preferences using intertemporal allocations of effort, and use these estimates to construct individually tailored incentives. We evaluate the effect of matching contract terms to discounting parameters in a subsequent experiment with the same vaccinators. Our tailored policy is compared with alternatives that either rely on atheoretic reduced-form relationships for policy guidance or apply the same policy to all individuals. We find that contracts tailored to individual discounting outperform this range of policy alternatives.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: https://academic.oup.com/jeea
Additional Information: © 2022 The Authors
Divisions: Economics
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
JEL classification: D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D10 - General
D - Microeconomics > D3 - Distribution > D30 - General
D - Microeconomics > D9 - Intertemporal Choice and Growth > D90 - General
Date Deposited: 11 Nov 2022 16:18
Last Modified: 06 Nov 2024 03:33
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/117302

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