Database of Behavioral Economics Interventions
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Using defaults to nudge households towards purchases of green energy
Researchers wanted to examine the efficacy of non-binding defaults in trying to nudge households towards purchases of ‘green energy.
They designed a randomized controlled trial (RCT), embedded into the webpage of a nationwide ...
Enhanced active choice approach increased compliance with enrolling in a program
Researchers wanted to test the effect of choice structure on a Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) members' decision to enroll in an automatic prescription refill program.
They designed a field study to test the ...
Forcing participants to make a decision between alternative choices was effective in making them get a flu shot
Focusing on behavior change and public health, researchers wanted to test the effectiveness of ‘active choice’ policy (i.e. forced decisions between alternative choices), against the opt-in policy.
They designed a randomized study in ...
Using incentives and counseling sessions to reduce alcohol use and intimate partner violence
Researchers set out to examine the effect of combined behavioral economics and cognitive behavioral therapy intervention on alcohol use and intimate partner violence (IPV) in low- and middle-income countries.
They designed a randomized ...
Negative publicity and detailed ads had a positive effect on freshmen recruitment
This case study aimed to determine the impacts of public exposure and recruiting advertisement on freshmen’s job search attraction to organizations and their job decisions. In the research, four different scenarios were tested- positive ...
Positive word of mouth and endorsement from people outside of the company increased job application rates
According to the current research, the findings suggested that graduating students found information obtained from people outside the organization to be more credible than the same information obtained from the organization. Additionally, students were ...
Inviting voters not to accept money from candidates reduced vote-buying rates
Researchers conducted a field experiment during the 2013 Philippines municipal elections to fight the issue of vote-selling. Participants of the study were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: the control group that saw ...
Increasing worker productivity by framing the incentive as a potential loss
A field experiment was conducted in an attempt to increase factory workers´ productivity.
They introduced bonus incentives framed as positive (“Reward”) and negative (“Punishment”). In the former, employees were notified that if their average ...
Changing the default option of a thermostat caused a reduction in chosen settings
Researchers aimed to observe the effect of defaults on the environmentally relevant behavior of employees. They conducted a randomized control experiment where they manipulated the default settings on office thermostats during the winter season. ...
Energy usage reduced by providing real-time feedback with an in-home display
People tend to not invest time and effort into managing their electricity usage, due to the lack of information that infrequent billing causes.
To target this uncertainty, a randomized control trial was conducted ...