Arbeitspapier

Lessons from Behavioral Economics to Improve Treatment Adherence in Parenting Programs: An Application to SMS

A growing literature shows how insights from behavioral economics can be successfully adopted in simple interventions through SMS or other types of low-cost communications. In this short, note we provide concrete basic guidelines to design behaviorally informed messages, based on theory and our own experience. We provide examples applied to parenting interventions.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 12808

Classification
Wirtschaft
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: General‡
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
Health and Economic Development
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy
Subject
behavioral interventions
parenting
child development
poverty

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Ajzenman, Nicolas
López Bóo, Florencia
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(where)
Bonn
(when)
2019

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Ajzenman, Nicolas
  • López Bóo, Florencia
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Time of origin

  • 2019

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