Information plays a key role in economics. According to the benchmark neoclassical model, agents require information in … order to optimize their choices. Information, however, is sometimes incomplete or asymmetric in the real world. In this … paper, we investigate the role of information for the labour-leisure choice. We conduct an information experiment wherein we …

This paper tests whether providing information about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) affects EITC recipients … simple, personalized information about the EITC schedule to half of their clients. We find no significant effects of … information provision on earnings in the subsequent year in the full sample. Further exploration uncovers evidence of …