incentives can be used to promote healthier sleep habits. To this end, we conducted a field experiment with college students …

This paper reports the results of a large randomized field experiment that investigates the extent to which nudges can … students’ perceived impact of teaching evaluations, (2) communicate a descriptive norm of high participation, and (3) use the … commitment-consistency principle by asking students to commit to participation. We find that none of the nudges were effective …

first-ever field experiment involving the provision of free computers to students for home use. Financial aid students … not large. We also provide some evidence that students initially living farther from campus benefit more from the free … computers than students living closer to campus. Home computers appear to improve students’ computer skills and may increase the …

To study whether a soft commitment device can help students succeed, we conduct a randomized field experiment and … follow a cohort of tertiary students over six years. Students can commit to following their recommended study program … treatment only reminding students to follow the program structure has limited effects. …

Using data from a Canadian field experiment on the financial barriers to higher education, we estimate the distribution … of the value of financial aid for prospective students. Our results point out that a considerable share of prospective … students are affected by credit constraints. We find that most of the individuals are willing to pay a sizable interest premium …

We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a summer learning program for vulnerable students … were most pronounced among primary school students and among students with special needs or from vulnerable environments …. The program compensated for summer learning loss, as treatment group students returned to school in September with higher …