Designing donation incentive contracts for online gig workers
This study examines the effects of donation incentives on labor supply in an online labor market through a field experiment (n = 944). We manipulate the donation purpose of the incentive to be either unifying or polarizing and the size of the donation relative to the workers' wage. Our experime...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2024
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2024, Volume: 190, Issue: 3, Pages: 553-568 |
| Further subjects: | B
Social incentives
B Labor supply B D23 B Experiment B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift B M52 B C93 B Online gig working |
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| Summary: | This study examines the effects of donation incentives on labor supply in an online labor market through a field experiment (n = 944). We manipulate the donation purpose of the incentive to be either unifying or polarizing and the size of the donation relative to the workers' wage. Our experimental design allows us to observe the decision to accept a job (extensive margin) and different dimensions of productivity (intensive margin). We predict and show that a unifying donation purpose attracts more gig workers and improves their productivity compared to a polarizing donation purpose. We discuss the implications of these results in order to understand the role of donation incentives and labor supply in online labor markets. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-023-05428-7 |