I'm currently paying MTurkers $2 for a study that takes 10-15 minutes. That works out to $8-$12 per hour. I would never be able to recruit people to participate

I'm currently paying MTurkers $2 for a study that takes 10-15 minutes. That works out to $8-$12 per hour. I would never be able to recruit people to participate locally for just $2, but I can on MTurk because mine is one of many tasks they can complete in an hour.