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dc.contributor.authorYokoo, Hide-Fumi
dc.contributor.authorIkuse, Maki
dc.contributor.authorRomallosa, Aries Roda D.
dc.contributor.authorHorita, Masahide
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-23T00:32:26Z
dc.date.available2021-11-23T00:32:26Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-15
dc.identifier.citationYokoo, H. F. , Ikuse, M. , Romallosa, A. R. D. & Horita, M. (2018). Job change and self-control of waste pickers: Evidence from a field experiment in the Philippines. Environmental Economics, 9(2), 22-35. doi:10.21511/ee.09(2).2018.02en_US
dc.identifier.issn1998-6041
dc.identifier.issn1998-605X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12852/1705
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental policies may have a negative side effect on employment, often in a specific industry in the short run. Workers in regulated industries can be affected by losses in job-specific human capital. The informal sectors in developing countries are often associated with environmental pollution and thus targeted by such policies. Welfare loss due to this side effect can be problematic in developing countries, since they often lack safeguarding schemes, including unemployment insurance. Inducing workers in informal sectors to change their jobs can mitigate these negative side effects. This study examines efficient methods of inducing informal workers to change jobs. An alternative job is offered to informal workers at a dumpsite in the Philippines and whether changing the scheme of wage payment increases the acceptance of the offer is examined. The impacts of changing payment schemes are evaluated by using a randomized field experiment. The sampled 112 waste pickers each randomly receive one of four offers for an alternative job, and the number of those who accept the offer is observed to evaluate the impact of less frequent payment (i.e., once every three days instead of daily). Piece rates and fixed wages are also compared. Those offered less frequent payment are more likely to accept the job offer compared with those offered daily payment. This preferred payment scheme can mitigate the side effects of environmental policy and workers’ self-control problem related to savings, while minimizing moral hazard.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGrant for Environmental Research Projects from the Sumitomo Foundation and JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 25101003en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBusiness Perspectivesen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://www.businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/10451/EE_2018_02_Yokoo.pdf#page=2en_US
dc.subject.lcshRagpickersen_US
dc.subject.lcshJob offersen_US
dc.subject.lcshWage payment systemsen_US
dc.subject.lcshSelf-controlen_US
dc.subject.lcshRagpickers--Economic conditionsen_US
dc.subject.lcshRagpickers--Employmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshInformal sector (Economics)en_US
dc.subject.lcshPhilippinesen_US
dc.titleJob change and self-control of waste pickers: Evidence from a field experiment in the Philippinesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.citation.firstpage22en_US
dc.citation.lastpage35en_US
dc.citation.journaltitleEnvironmental Economicsen_US
dc.citation.volume9en_US
dc.citation.issue2en_US
local.subjectField experimenten_US
local.subjectJob changeen_US
local.subjectPayment schemesen_US
local.subjectSide effect of an environmental policyen_US
local.subjectWaste managementen_US
local.subjectWaste pickersen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.21511/ee.09(2).2018.02


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