Using Preference Estimates to Customize Incentives: An Application to Polio Vaccination Drives in Pakistan
研究通过测量巴基斯坦拉合尔脊髓灰质炎疫苗接种者的时间偏好，为其定制个性化激励合同，并在实验中证明该做法优于统一政策或基于简化关系的政策。
Abstract We use estimates of time preferences to customize incentives for polio vaccinators in Lahore, Pakistan. We measure time preferences using intertemporal allocations of effort, and use these estimates to construct individually tailored incentives. We evaluate the effect of matching contract terms to discounting parameters in a subsequent experiment with the same vaccinators. Our tailored policy is compared with alternatives that either rely on atheoretic reduced-form relationships for policy guidance or apply the same policy to all individuals. We find that contracts tailored to individual discounting outperform this range of policy alternatives.