Database of Behavioral Economics Interventions
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Personalized information lead seniors to switch to more suitable plans
A randomized experiment demonstrated the efficacy of personalized information in letters sent to seniors for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans in the U.S.
The control group was simply given the address of ...
Text messages helped borrowers to better manage their repayment dates
In Uganda, experimenters trying to improve loan repayment rates compared the effect of (1) a cashback reward (at the end of the loan period, customers would receive a cashback payment equivalent to 25% of the ...
Requesting feedback from clients reduced corruption in a local civic service
The administrative head of the Jhang district in Pakistan’s Punjab province made a field experiment in order to reduce corruption in the local civil service.
He began to contact citizens on their cell ...
Telling officers they are monitored led to a decrease in the costs of public works
Researchers in Peru made a field experiment on corruption and inefficiency in Peru’s local public works. Data showed that notifying officials that they would be monitored by civil society led to a decrease in the ...
Weekly goal-setting helped loan officers with time management
Fintech company recognized a need to help loan officers better plan their time over the course of the month to reduce stress, increase weekly productivity, and improve the quality of borrower applications.
Researchers ...
Using HEW planning calendar helped patients to recall the date of their appointment
A study focused on reducing injectable contraceptive discontinuation in rural Ethiopia through using BE tools.
One of them was using HEW (health extension worker) planning calendar which is a desktop-based calendar that serves ...
Reducing the number of jars of jam in a supermarket increased the likelihood that consumers bought any of them
The phenomenon of choice overload is showing that offering people more choices makes it harder, rather than easier, for them to choose anything at all.
A study found that increasing the number of different ...
Telling people about available loan terms instead of providing just one example reduced the take-up of loans.
The phenomenon of choice overload is showing that offering people more choices makes it harder, rather than easier, for them to choose anything at all. This experiment tested how clients of a major lender in South ...
Sending letters to incarcerated noncustodial parents about the option to apply for child support increased the submission of modification forms
The Family Initiatives section within the Child Support Division in the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has operated a small program that invited a selected group of incarcerated noncustodial parents to request ...
Giving donors the possibility of directing their donations increased generosity
A study led by ideas42 found that giving donors a possibility to direct their donations increased generosity, even when the option was not taken. Two groups were created from a list of donors who ...