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Assessing the Effectiveness of Alternative Text Messages to Improve Collection of Delinquent Fines in the United Kingdom

Rory Gallagher
Donald Green
Laura Haynes
Peter John
David Torgerson
The collection of delinquent fines is a massive public administrative challenge. In the United Kingdom for instance, unpaid court fines amounted to more than £600 million in 2011. Managing noncompliant accounts and dispatching bailiffs to collect fines in person is costly. Researchers used a...
Youth at the Bavarian State Opera House in Munich, Germany.

Charitable Giving by Corporations and Aristocrats in Germany

Vittorio Bassi
Steffen Huck
Imran Rasul
Bureau de vote sign in French

Increasing the Electoral Participation of Immigrants: Experimental Evidence from France

Guillaume Liegey
Vincent Pons

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a general voter outreach effort on the political participation of immigrants relative to participation of non-immigrants. The canvassing treatment increased voter turnout of immigrants without affecting turnout of non-immigrants.

Do Public or Private Providers of Employment Services Matter for Employment? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Denmark

Kai Rehwald
Michael Rosholm
Michael Svarer
Kids in school

Reducing School Violence and Harassment in France

Yann Algan
Nina Guyon
Elise Huillery
caucasian man working on laptop

Improving Tax Compliance through Behavioral Messages in Latvia

Julian Jamison
Nina Mazar
Iman Sen
In partnership with the Latvian tax authority, researchers tested several types of emails to investigate the effect of behaviorally-informed messages on tax compliance. Messages that aimed to deter bad behavior by highlighting taxpayers’ moral obligations towards action increased on-time tax...
Adult and child sit in classroom looking over papers

Recreational Tutoring to Fight Early-Age School Difficulties in France (APFEE)

Dominique Goux
Marc Gurgand
Eric Maurin
Can an intensive tutoring program for struggling grade 1 students in France improve their academic performance?

Innovative Actions to Improve Student Integration in France (FRATELI)

Luc Behaghel
Julien Grenet
Elise Pesonel
Roland Rathelot
In France, researchers examined the effect of job-related mentoring and support for university students from low socio-economic backgrounds on their chances of finding employment after graduating. The program did not result in improved job search efforts, greater employment prospects, or better jobs...