Changing health behaviors using financial incentives: a review from behavioral economics
Background Incentives are central to economics and are used across the public and private
sectors to influence behavior. Recent interest has been shown in using financial incentives …
sectors to influence behavior. Recent interest has been shown in using financial incentives …
[HTML][HTML] Nudging in education
MT Damgaard, HS Nielsen - Economics of Education Review, 2018 - Elsevier
Can we nudge children, adolescents and their parents to make better decisions on
education? And can we nudge teachers to support and encourage better decision making …
education? And can we nudge teachers to support and encourage better decision making …
Does diversity matter for health? Experimental evidence from Oakland
M Alsan, O Garrick, G Graziani - American Economic Review, 2019 - aeaweb.org
We study the effect of physician workforce diversity on the demand for preventive care
among African American men. In an experiment in Oakland, California, we randomize black …
among African American men. In an experiment in Oakland, California, we randomize black …
Psychological frictions and the incomplete take-up of social benefits: Evidence from an IRS field experiment
S Bhargava, D Manoli - American Economic Review, 2015 - aeaweb.org
We address the role of “psychological frictions” in the incomplete take-up of EITC benefits
with an IRS field experiment. We specifically assess the influence of program confusion …
with an IRS field experiment. We specifically assess the influence of program confusion …
Advertising content and consumer engagement on social media: Evidence from Facebook
We describe the effect of social media advertising content on customer engagement using
data from Facebook. We content-code 106,316 Facebook messages across 782 companies …
data from Facebook. We content-code 106,316 Facebook messages across 782 companies …
What motivates effort? Evidence and expert forecasts
S DellaVigna, D Pope - The Review of Economic Studies, 2018 - academic.oup.com
How much do different monetary and non-monetary motivators induce costly effort? Does
the effectiveness line up with the expectations of researchers and with results in the …
the effectiveness line up with the expectations of researchers and with results in the …
The short-run and long-run effects of behavioral interventions: Experimental evidence from energy conservation
We document three remarkable features of the Opower program, in which social comparison-
based home energy reports are repeatedly mailed to more than six million households …
based home energy reports are repeatedly mailed to more than six million households …
Inefficiencies in digital advertising markets
Digital advertising markets are growing and attracting increased scrutiny. This article
explores four market inefficiencies that remain poorly understood: ad effect measurement …
explores four market inefficiencies that remain poorly understood: ad effect measurement …
Savings by and for the Poor: A Research Review and Agenda
The poor can and do save, but often use formal or informal instruments that have high risk,
high cost, and limited functionality. This could lead to undersaving compared to a world …
high cost, and limited functionality. This could lead to undersaving compared to a world …
Content strategies for digital consumer engagement in social networks: Why advertising is an antecedent of engagement
JM Gavilanes, TC Flatten, M Brettel - Journal of Advertising, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Advertisers need to optimize their efforts on social networks to engage consumers
effectively. Existing literature on this topic has not yet explained how social network …
effectively. Existing literature on this topic has not yet explained how social network …