Database of Behavioral Economics Interventions
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Uncertainty of the reward increased motivation to complete a task
Researches looked at the impact of uncertainty on successfully completing a task.
The treatment consisted of two conditions. One proposed a certain $2 reward for drinking 1.4 liters of water in 2 minutes, whereas ...
Boosting voter turnout by inducing social pressure among neighbors
Michigan researchers tried to tackle low voting turnout and eventually came out with an effective intervention.
Its goal was to induce social pressure among neighbors regarding their past voting records. Thus, the participating households ...
Social pressure among household members increased voter turnout
To face the problem of low voter turnout in elections, a field experiment in Michigan tested an intervention that consisted of a mailing informing the participating households which members voted in the previous elections. ...
Improving low voter turnout using the Hawthorne effect
A study tackled low voter turnout elections in Michigan by applying an intervention based on the Hawthorne effect – which states that people tend to change how they behave when they know they are ...
Mails referring to citizens´ duty to vote increased voter turnout
Low voter turnout is an ongoing problem. Thus, a field experiment in Michigan was conducted to find a solution to the issue.
The treatment consisted of a mail delivered to a household, priming the ...
Disclosure of past participation in elections improved voter turnout
Researchers aimed to determine which factors increase participation in elections during municipal elections in Michigan.
They tested disclosure of voter’s past participation via mail in two conditions – previous participation or previous absence – ...
A company improved energy conservation of its customers by comparison of households
A company called OPOWER aimed to decrease the energy consumption of its customers.
They opted for inexpensive interventions in the form of home energy reports. The consumer households received feedback on their consumption, a ...
Friction reduction increased submissions in college financial aid
Low awareness and take-up rates have sparked concerns about the effectiveness of government support programs such as college financial aid.
A randomized field experiment tested two conditions on low-come individuals receiving tax preparation help. ...
Boosting clients´ savings by designing a new financial counseling model
Typical financial counseling focuses only on budgeting and a to-do list, which often leads to individuals failing to save money.
Thus, a new counseling model was tested to improve the financial health of the ...
The improved Financial Health Check program helped to boost savings
A package of behavioral strategies was implemented to enhance the traditional counseling model for clients who had more than $500 in their savings. The Financial Health Check program used the components of the traditional ...