Call Me Maybe: Experimental Evidence on Using Mobile Phones to Survey Microenterprises
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Garlick, RJ; Orkin, K; Quinn, S
Published in: Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID)
July 27, 2016
High-frequency data is useful to measure volatility, reduce recall bias, and measure dynamic treatment effects. We conduct the first experimental evaluation of high-frequency phone surveys in a developing country or with microenterprises. We randomly assign microenterprise owners to monthly in-person, weekly in-person, or weekly phone interviews. We find high-frequency phone surveys are useful and accurate. Phone and in-person surveys yield similar measurements, with few large or significant differences in reported outcome means or distributions. Neither interview frequency nor medium affects reported outcomes in a common in-person endline. Phone surveys reduce costs without increasing permanent attrition from the panel.
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Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID)
Publication Date
July 27, 2016
Issue
224
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Garlick, R. J., Orkin, K., & Quinn, S. (2016). Call Me Maybe: Experimental Evidence on Using Mobile Phones to Survey Microenterprises. Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID), (224).
Garlick, R. J., K. Orkin, and S. Quinn. “Call Me Maybe: Experimental Evidence on Using Mobile Phones to Survey Microenterprises.” Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID), no. 224 (July 27, 2016).
Garlick RJ, Orkin K, Quinn S. Call Me Maybe: Experimental Evidence on Using Mobile Phones to Survey Microenterprises. Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID). 2016 Jul 27;(224).
Garlick, R. J., et al. “Call Me Maybe: Experimental Evidence on Using Mobile Phones to Survey Microenterprises.” Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID), no. 224, July 2016.
Garlick RJ, Orkin K, Quinn S. Call Me Maybe: Experimental Evidence on Using Mobile Phones to Survey Microenterprises. Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID). 2016 Jul 27;(224).
Published In
Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID)
Publication Date
July 27, 2016
Issue
224