The effect of one-on-one assistance on the compliance with labor regulation. A field experiment in extremely vulnerable settings.

Cabrera, José María - Cid, Alejandro - Bernatzky, Marianne

Resumen:

This is the first paper to analyze the effects of intense personal assistance on the compliance with labor regulation, within a population of deeply disadvantaged informal workers, using a field experiment. We randomly assign one-on-one assistance to these workers, and, within this treatment group, we randomly assign money to cover the cost of fulfilling the legal requirements to get a permit to work on the streets. (One month after the intervention), we find that a worker who receives one-on-one assistance is three times more likely to comply with the legal documentation required by the government than a worker in the control group. We also find that a worker who receives both one-on-one assistance and cost coverage is four times more likely to comply with the legal requirements. The findings shed light on strategies to help highly vulnerable workers comply with labor regulations. (JEL C93, D04, J46, J62, I30)

Detalles Bibliográficos
2016
Case management
One-on-one assistance
Randomized control trial
Field experiment
Labor regulation
Inglés
Universidad de Montevideo
REDUM
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/2827
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spellingShingle The effect of one-on-one assistance on the compliance with labor regulation. A field experiment in extremely vulnerable settings.
Cabrera, José María
Case management
One-on-one assistance
Randomized control trial
Field experiment
Labor regulation
status_str acceptedVersion
title The effect of one-on-one assistance on the compliance with labor regulation. A field experiment in extremely vulnerable settings.
title_full The effect of one-on-one assistance on the compliance with labor regulation. A field experiment in extremely vulnerable settings.
title_fullStr The effect of one-on-one assistance on the compliance with labor regulation. A field experiment in extremely vulnerable settings.
title_full_unstemmed The effect of one-on-one assistance on the compliance with labor regulation. A field experiment in extremely vulnerable settings.
title_short The effect of one-on-one assistance on the compliance with labor regulation. A field experiment in extremely vulnerable settings.
title_sort The effect of one-on-one assistance on the compliance with labor regulation. A field experiment in extremely vulnerable settings.
topic Case management
One-on-one assistance
Randomized control trial
Field experiment
Labor regulation
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/2827