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","software":[{"name":"Stata","version":"18.0 MP"}],"scripts":[{"title":"Reproducibility package for Rural Labor And Recall Sensitivity","date":"2025-08","notes":"Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DECDI) Analytics team, World Bank. This reproducibility package corresponds to the journal article version of the paper. A separate reproducibility package for the working paper version is available and can be accessed here: https:\/\/reproducibility.worldbank.org\/catalog\/62\/","instructions":"See README in reproducibility package.","file_name":"PP_MWI_2025_396","zip_package":"PP_MWI_2025_396.zip","dependencies":"Stata dependencies are listed in the ado folder."}],"repository_uri":[{"name":"Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank)","uri":"https:\/\/reproducibility.worldbank.org"}],"production_date":"2025-08","abstract":"Lack of availability of administrative records on informal and seasonal labor participation dictates reliance on self-reported measures in many rural settings in developing countries. A common approach relies on annual recall to capture labor activities. In a panel of rural households in Malawi, this study uses a survey experiment to test the effect of annual recall on reported labor supply relative to quarterly interviews using ninety-day recall windows. Annual recall reduces reported labor participation and months worked by 20%. These reductions are greater for activities further in the past and when labor supply is reported by proxy. The profile of households\u2019 primary respondents, predominantly male and older, can induce meaningful biases against women and youth. The study additionally shows that recall window choice can significantly alter estimates of the relationship between labor supply and education. 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The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.","license":[{"name":"Modified BSD3","uri":"https:\/\/opensource.org\/license\/bsd-3-clause\/"}],"contacts":[{"name":"Sylvan Herskowitz","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"sherskowitz@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"reproducibility@worldbank.org"}],"datasets":[{"name":"Malawi Rural Agricultural Livelihood Survey ","note":"Source: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2021. 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While these data are not part of the publicly available dataset referenced above, they are included in the reproducibility package.","access_type":"Data is included with the package"}],"reproduction_instructions":"To reproduce the findings in this study, a new user needs to:\n- Change the path in the `master` do file.\n- Run the do file.","technology_environment":"Paper exhibits were reproduced in one computer with the following specifications:\n\u2022 OS: Mac OS Sequoia 15.5\n\u2022 Processor: Apple M4 Pro\n\u2022 Memory available: 24 GB\n\u2022 Software version: Stata 18.0 MP"},"tags":[{"tag":"DOI"},{"tag":"Open Code"},{"tag":"Open Data"}],"schematype":"script"}