Small firms struggle to grow beyond a few employees. We introduce monitoring
devices into commuter minibuses in Kenya and randomize which minibus owners have
access to the data using a novel mobile app. We find that treated vehicle owners
modify the terms of the contract to induce higher effort and lower risk-taking from their
drivers. This reduces firm costs, and increases firm profitability. There is suggestive
evidence that some firms expand. These...
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2023/10/20
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Monitoring in Small Firms: Experimental Evidence from Kenyan Public Transit
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