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Applying Behavioral Insights to Improve Tax Enforcement in Poland

Julian Jamison
Nina Mazar
Roberto Claudio Sormani
In partnership with the Polish Tax Office, researchers conducted a nation-wide randomized evaluation to test the impact of sending tax enforcement letters with behavioral messages on tax compliance among delinquent taxpayers. The results indicate that behavioral letters significantly improved tax...
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Social Pressure and Voter Turnout in the United States

Alan Gerber
Donald Green
Christopher Larimer
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Understanding the Connection Between Party Affiliation, Partisanship, and Political Beliefs in the United States

Alan Gerber
Gregory A. Huber
Ebonya Washington
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Advertising Higher Earnings during Recruitment Processes for Community Service Providers in Uganda

Erika Deserranno
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of expected earnings on candidates’ perception of a community health worker position in Uganda, and on the resulting size and composition of the applicant pool. Fewer socially motivated participants applied when advertised wages were...
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Upgrading Public Parks in Chile

Matías Braun
Francisco Gallego
Rodrigo Soares
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Self-Prophecy Effects and Voter Turnout in the United States

Alan Gerber
Anton Orlich
Jennifer K. Smith

Consumer Price Subsidies and Nutrition in China

Robert Jensen
Nolan Miller
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The Impact of Employment on High-Risk Men in Liberia

Jeannie Annan
Chris Blattman
In Liberia, researchers tested the effect of an intensive agricultural training program that also provided agricultural supplies and psychosocial counseling on employment activities, income, and socio-political integration. Fourteen months after the program, participants spent more time working in...