Database of Behavioral Economics Interventions
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Installation of a chlorine dispenser helped to prevent diseases
Fewer than 10% of Kenyan households use packaged chlorine for water purification. A convenient chlorine dispenser was installed at the village well. The right amount of chlorine was dispensed automatically, only pressing a button ...
Social comparisons reduced gas and electricity use on average by 2%
An American company called OPOWER used social norm comparisons to reduce electricity and gas consumption. They sent out energy-use reports, peer comparisons of energy use together with energy conservation tips to their customers.
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Using social proof increased the likelihood of freshmen returning to school by 10%
At San Francisco State University, 18% of freshmen do not return to sophomore year.
An intervention including three key elements was applied to increase the number of freshmen returning to the university: an ...
Using the recipient’s name in the text message increased collected fines by 189%
Delinquent fines in the UK amount to more than a half-billion pounds. Different versions of text messages were tested to find out which one is the most efficient.
Participants were divided into 5 ...
Reframing emails increased Gifted and Talented program registrations by 6%
Ideas42 aimed to encourage students to try out the Gifted and Talented program in their schools.
They reframed the email by replacing “if your child will be entering Kindergarten and you are interested ...
Behaviorally-informed emails encouraged students to apply for student aid
Ideas42 in partnership with Arizona State University aimed to nudge students to renew their FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) by the deadline.
Emails sent to them included behavioral interventions to address ...
Prompting employees to write down the date and time of their vaccination increased the vaccination rate by 4.2%
Employees in this experiment received reminder emails with a prompt to write down the date of vaccination or its date and time. Employees who were prompted to write down both a date and a ...
Prompting people to write down the appointment date increased the number of colonoscopy procedures
Employees at four companies in the US due for a colonoscopy were divided into two groups. The control group received mailing with a blank sticky note. The treatment group received a mailing with a ...
Reminders increased the productivity of bank officers
Reminders have proven to be an effective tool to increase productivity and fight procrastination in the workplace.
Officers were reminded about their weekly goals by branch managers and had a chance to receive incentives ...
Small incentives encouraged people to pick up their results after HIV testing
In Malawi, only a small amount of people tested for HIV actually return to pick up their results. The government offered financial incentives ($0.15, which is about 10% of the daily wage, and subsequently ...