[HTML][HTML] Nudging: Progress to date and future directions
J Beshears, H Kosowsky - Organizational behavior and human decision …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nudges influence behavior by changing the environment in which decisions are made,
without restricting the menu of options and without altering financial incentives. This paper …
without restricting the menu of options and without altering financial incentives. This paper …
Doing well by making well: The impact of corporate wellness programs on employee productivity
This paper investigates the impact of a corporate wellness program on worker productivity
using a panel of objective health and productivity data from 111 workers in five laundry …
using a panel of objective health and productivity data from 111 workers in five laundry …
Soft commitments, reminders, and academic performance
O Himmler, R Jäckle, P Weinschenk - American Economic Journal …, 2019 - aeaweb.org
We provide first evidence that a soft commitment device enhances progress in education
and, more generally, improves the completion of complex tasks—such as passing exams. In …
and, more generally, improves the completion of complex tasks—such as passing exams. In …
Pro-environmental incentives and loss aversion: A field experiment on electricity saving behavior
This paper reports evidence from a field experiment investigating households' electricity
saving behavior. We motivated households' efforts to save electricity via pro-environmental …
saving behavior. We motivated households' efforts to save electricity via pro-environmental …
Goal setting and saving in the FinTech era
We study the effectiveness of saving goals in increasing individuals' savings using data from
a Fintech app. Using a difference‐in‐differences identification strategy that randomly …
a Fintech app. Using a difference‐in‐differences identification strategy that randomly …
Goal setting and saving in the fintech era
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Era ∗ Antonio Gargano † University of Houston Alberto G. Rossi ‡ Georgetown University …
Era ∗ Antonio Gargano † University of Houston Alberto G. Rossi ‡ Georgetown University …
A Large-Scale Field Experiment to Reduce Non-Payments for Water: From Diagnosis to Treatment
In a field experiment among 9,823 customers of the Namibian water utility, we implement
interventions to reduce non-payments. The interventions are based on diagnostic surveys to …
interventions to reduce non-payments. The interventions are based on diagnostic surveys to …
If you are going to pay within the next 24 hours, press 1: Automatic planning prompt reduces credit card delinquency
People often form intentions but fail to follow through on them. Mounting evidence suggests
that such intention‐action gaps can be narrowed with prompts to make concrete plans about …
that such intention‐action gaps can be narrowed with prompts to make concrete plans about …
A theory of personal budgeting
S Galperti - Theoretical Economics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Prominent research argues that consumers often use personal budgets to manage self‐
control problems. This paper analyzes the link between budgeting and self‐control problems …
control problems. This paper analyzes the link between budgeting and self‐control problems …
Experimental evidence of limited attention at the gym
In a randomized field experiment, we show that a low-cost intervention, weekly email
reminders, increases the weekly exercising frequency of gym members by 13%, with the …
reminders, increases the weekly exercising frequency of gym members by 13%, with the …