Does working with spouses make teams more productive?: A field experiment in India using NREGA

A. Munro; A. Verschoor; A. Dubey

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2012.12.026

Does working with spouses make teams more productive? A field experiment in India using NREGA

A. Munro, A. Verschoor, A. Dubey

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Abstract

In Uttar Pradesh, teams of four are engaged to dig soil under the NREGA programme. In one treatment spouses work together; in the other treatment they work in separate teams. Working with spouses is associated with significantly higher output.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	506-508
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	118
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.12.026
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2013

Keywords

Marriage
Household experiment
India
NREGA
Labor productivity

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Does working with spouses make teams more productive? A field experiment in India using NREGA

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