🆕 Two barriers to household recycling – and how to overcome them Hanna Fuhrmann-Riebel (IDOS_research), Ben D’Exelle (University of East Anglia (UEA)), Kristian López Vargas (UC Santa Cruz), Sebastian Tonke (Technische Universität München) & Arjan Verschoor: https://ow.ly/WmFu50YOTtJ

Two barriers to household recycling – and how to overcome them

Field experiments in Lima, Peru show that correcting social misperceptions and sending SMS reminders can significantly boost recycling participation.

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Field experiments in Lima, Peru show that correcting social misperceptions and sending SMS reminders can significantly boost recycling participation.

VoxDev@voxdev.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🆕 Two barriers to household recycling – and how to overcome them Hanna Fuhrmann-Riebel (IDOS_research), Ben D’Exelle (University of East Anglia (UEA)), Kristian López Vargas (UC Santa Cruz), Sebastian Tonke (Technische Universität München) & Arjan Verschoor: https://ow.ly/WmFu50YOTtJ

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From behavioral diagnosis to highly cost-effective interventions to tackle non-payment for public utilities. In the September issue, by Bettina Rockenbach, Sebastian Tonke, Arne Weiss zurl.co/5yS0t

A Large-Scale Field Experiment to Reduce Nonpayments for Water: From Diagnosis to Treatment

Abstract. In a field experiment among 9,823 customers of the Namibian water utility, we implement interventions to reduce nonpayments. The interventions are based on diagnostic surveys to identify key obstacles to payments. They address informational frictions and apply psychological commitment techniques to narrow the gap between customers’ willingness to pay and actual payments. Initially, payments increase by 29% to 55%, making the interventions highly cost-effective. Removing informational frictions has a lasting impact, but the commitment techniques produce only short-term effects. We demonstrate the effectiveness and limitations of behavioral interventions in settings where heavy-handed tools (e.g., disconnecting nonpayers) are difficult to implement.

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🤔 How do people form beliefs about who they are? 🤔 Can identity be shaped to change economic behavior? A 🧵 on my paper: “Shaping Identity” recently accepted at JPE Micro! #econsky #publicationalert 1/9

Very much looking forward to this! Don't forget to submit your paper or abstract by May 15!

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics@econmpi.bsky.social · 2y ago

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🆕 In Namibia, providing a short list of specific saving strategies reduced water consumption by 5% - simply raising awareness & asking households to find their own strategies was ineffective. Sebastian Tonke outlines evidence on effectively promoting water conservation: voxdev.org/topic/energy...

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In Namibia, providing a short list of specific saving strategies reduced water consumption by 5% while simply raising awareness and asking households to find their own strategies was ineffective

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So great to see this published online at the #JDE 🥳 👉 RCT to curb water demand in Namibia during severe #waterscarcity. 👉 Providing a short list of actionable and specific saving tips reduces consumption by 5%. #Sustainability #ClimateCrisis #boost Get the paper here (OA) 👉tinyurl.com/23fxufzs