Frank Schilbach
Alcohol and Self-Control: A Field Experiment in India
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
paper studies alcohol consumption among lowincome workers india 3week field experiment majority 229 cyclerickshaw drivers willing forgo substantial monetary payments order set incentives remain sober thus exhibiting demand commitment sobriety randomly receiving sobriety incentives significantly reduced daytime drinking leaving overall drinking unchanged find evidence higher daytime sobriety significantly changing labor supply productivity earnings contrast increasing sobriety raised savings 50 percent effect appear solely explained changes income net alcohol expenditures jel c93 d14 i12 j22 j24 j31 o12