Database of Behavioral Economics Interventions
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Removing a single step increased tax payments by 21%
The UK government was looking to improve tax collection rates by making it easier for individuals to pay.
They removed friction by directing letter recipients straight to the specific form they were required to ...
Cutting down the pollution by introducing authority figure
There are many social dilemmas when it comes to nature preservation, especially among young students.
The University of Delaware (UD) and Rare partnered on an experiment where students acted like factory owners.
Their job ...
Commiting to each other increased school attendance by 73%
In 2014, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills funded the Behavioural Insights Team to create the Behavioural Research Centre for Adult Skills and Knowledge (ASK).
ASK aimed to test different types of supporting ...
Open commitment increased towel reuse by 40%
Most hotel guests use towels only once, which results in more energy use and cleaning products consumed.
In one study, guests were given the option to make an open commitment at check-in to increase ...
Comparing with coworkers motivated employees to use energy more efficiently
How can a government encourage energy saving, especially in their departments?
In 2010, the UK government published monthly performance tables showing individual departments’ energy consumption. Each department’s Permanent Secretary was held accountable for their ...
Implementing the opt-out system increased signing up forsupport system to 96%
A study was conducted to see the effects of the ‘illusion of similarity’ within the education system using the power of defaults. The study randomly assigned parents of students to three different ways of ...
Increasing User Engagement on a mental health service platform during COVID-19 pandemic by website-simplification
The Decision Lab was tasked by the Government of Canada to intervene and diagnose barriers in User Engagement and create a User Experience to aid the users’ mental health journey, on their Online Mental ...
Disease prevention improved by sending text messages
mHealth´s aim is to improve public health and infrastructure and provide remote access to data in rural areas. A study was conducted in order to assess the effectiveness of text messages and behavioural interventions ...
Increase in gym attendance by 50% with commitment devices
The workplace field study examined the impact of self-funded commitment contracts on the long-run effects of an incentive gym program at a Fortune 500 company.
1000 employees were offered free gym membership with ...
Constant Vigilance aids in inhibiting bad habits
Two diary studies were conducted in which students from Duke and the University of North Carolina reported every attempt at self-control for a behavior they wished to stop (study 1a) monitored for 7 days, ...