Replication data for: Child Benefit Support and Method of Payment: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Belgium

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Marieke Huysentruyt; Eva Lefevere

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Project Citation: 

Huysentruyt, Marieke, and Lefevere, Eva. Replication data for: Child Benefit Support and Method of Payment: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Belgium. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2010. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114732V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We examine the effects of information and information presentation format on individuals' choice of payment method in a large randomized experiment carried out with the Belgian National Office for Family Benefits. We find that a one-time mailing providing information about method of payment for child benefit support caused a fourfold increase in parents' decision to switch from payment by check to electronic payment. Simple, low-cost supplements significantly raised people's responsiveness to the mailing. Our results suggest that complexity and information (processing) costs pose significant barriers to transitioning to electronic payment methods, and that deliberate efforts to lower these costs can contribute to large behavioral changes. (JEL D83, J13)

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      D83 Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth


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