Tag
worker_selection
2 findings
Labour & employmentGender-Differentiated Selection and Outside OptionsWomen accept lower reservation rates (WTA is 2.3 to 3.0 MWK lower for women, p < 0.01), sort 0.76 more units per day, and make 0.16 fewer errors than men. The negative selection effect is driven exclusively by men, where a 10 MWK higher minimum WTA is associated with sorting 0.20 to 0.50 fewer units per day (p < 0.05); women display no significant selection relationship.RCTLabour & employmentPiece-Rate Incentive Effect vs. Worker SelectionRaising the piece rate by 10 MWK increases output quantity by 0.18 to 0.26 units sorted per day from a baseline mean of 7.35 units (p < 0.01), establishing a positive incentive effect. Controlling for actual piece rate received, reservation wage (minimum willingness to accept) exhibits a slightly negative or zero relationship with output quantity (a 10 MWK increase in minimum WTA lowers daily output by 0.20 to 0.30 units in random effects models, p < 0.05).RCT