Tying Odysseus to the Mast¶
Ashraf, N., Karlan, D., & Yin, W. (2006). Tying Odysseus to the Mast: Evidence from a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 121(2), 635-672.
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- Commitment Device
- Ashraf, Karlan, and Yin (2006) demonstrated in a Philippine field experiment that offering a voluntary commitment savings account — one that restricted withdrawals until a goal date or amount — raised savings balances by over 80 percent relative to controls, and that take-up was concentrated among exactly the women who exhibited hyperbolic, present-biased preferences.
This sourceField experiment showing a voluntary withdrawal-restricting savings account raised balances by ~81 percentage points relative to controls after 12 months, with take-up concentrated among present-biased (hyperbolic) women; supports the behavioral-economics broad-use claim.
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Confirms a Philippine field experiment with a withdrawal-restricted account raising savings about 81-82 percent; take-up was higher among hyperbolic women (15.8 points), not exclusive to them.
“After twelve months, average savings balances increased by 81 percentage points for those clients assigned to the treatment group relative to those assigned to the control group.”
- Ashraf, Karlan, and Yin (2006) demonstrated in a Philippine field experiment that offering a voluntary commitment savings account — one that restricted withdrawals until a goal date or amount — raised savings balances by over 80 percent relative to controls, and that take-up was concentrated among exactly the women who exhibited hyperbolic, present-biased preferences.
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