Database of Behavioral Economics Interventions
Searchable database of 650+ case studies and interventions from business, public and non-profit sectors
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Financial counseling improved the savings of low-savings individuals
A credit union aimed to boost the saving activity of their clients with about $100 in savings.
They adapted a new approach to financial counseling called the Financial Health Check. It consisted of a ...
Improving willingness to pay in an auction by the motivation-uncertainty effect
An experiment was conducted to test the theoretical basis of reward-uncertainty in a bidding auction among students.
The intervention consisted of two bidding options – a bag of a certain number of chocolate truffles ...
Increasing survey returns through Post-it notes
To explore the research on maximizing survey returns, an experiment tried to increase the number of responses to mail surveys.
Participants were assigned to receive a request to complete the survey in one of ...
Behavioral saving strategies improved financial health of cash transfer beneficiaries
The world bank and the government of Tanzania searched for new strategies to help cash beneficiaries achieve their financial goals.
The strategies involved designing self-affirmation activities to combat the disempowerment of living in poverty, ...
Getting specific information increased the rate of those who got tetanus shots
In a classic study, they dealt with the effects of (a) level of fear and (b) specific plans for action vs. general recommendations on attitudes toward tetanus inoculations and actually getting tetanus shots.
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Professional help to fill federal application for financial aid increased college enrollment rates by 29%
H&R Block tax professionals helped low- to moderate-income families complete the FAFSA (federal application for financial aid). Families were then given an estimate of their eligibility for government aid as well as information about ...
Financial incentives decreased women’s smoking rate during pregnancy by 22,5%
In Glasgow, In an effort to tackle the problem of smoking during pregnancy, the public hospital system in Paris launched a study to test the effectiveness of financial incentives on women who quit smoking while ...
Financial incentives and smoking-cessation programs decreased smoking by 14,7%
In a study of a smoking cessation program for General Electric employees (which was made in order to decrease premature death in the U.S.), researchers randomly assigned 878 employees of a multinational company based ...
Paying 1000$ per month to individuals most responsible for violent crime led to reduction in homicides and in firearm assaults
In a highly unusual program, officials in Richmond, California identified the individuals most responsible for violent crime, shootings and homicide, and initiated a program that paid these individuals up to $1,000 per month for ...
Policymakers placed environmental tax on paper products to reduce paper consumption
By integrating behavioral insights (using BASIC toolkit: behaviours, analysis, strategies, interventions and change) into policymaking, governments can better anticipate the behavioural consequences of a policy and, ultimately, design and deliver more effective policies that improve the welfare of citizens.
To solve ...