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dc.contributor.authorBecker, Sascha O.en
dc.contributor.authorMesser, Doloresen
dc.contributor.authorWolter, Stefan C.en
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-22-
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-29T11:13:51Z-
dc.date.available2011-06-29T11:13:51Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/46241-
dc.description.abstractDifferent from traditional gift exchange experiments, we study a field experiment where a random subsample of participants in the Swiss Labor Force Survey was sent vouchers to be used in adult training courses. Importantly for our purposes, actual voucher redemption can be traced. This gives the unique opportunity to study whether gift exchange in the form of participation in future rounds of the survey depends on the perceived usefulness of the gift. We find that the group of voucher recipients as a whole has significantly higher response rates in the survey six months after the vouchers were sent out. There is considerable heterogeneity, though. Our results point to a long-lasting gift exchange relationship for the sub-group that had redeemed their vouchers. Contrary to this group, the individuals who did not redeem their vouchers, had a response pattern that was not significantly different from the voucher non-recipients.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x3488en
dc.subject.jelC42en
dc.subject.jelC93en
dc.subject.jelZ13en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordgift exchangeen
dc.subject.keywordreciprocityen
dc.subject.keywordfield experimenten
dc.subject.keywordlong-run effectsen
dc.titleA gift is not always a gift: Gift exchange in a voucher experiment-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn662654757en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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