The present paper develops a simple asymmetrical informational model that allows us to understand the individual´s willingness to participate in a strike. We develop and compare two signaling models of strikes: in one, firms are able to monitor and enforce hours and offer different workweeks to...

Randomized experiments (REs) are viewed as the "gold standard" for the treatment evaluation, but many REs are plagued by attrition or non-compliance, even among subjects receiving the more effective treatment. This paper constructs an economic model of decision-making in which individuals make...

This paper builds on a longitudinal school-to-work transition phone survey experiment to quantify the effects on attrition of communicating with participants. Specifically, we study the impact of sending topically relevant information on job market conditions via SMS at the start of each survey...