Replication data for: Soft Commitments, Reminders, and Academic Performance
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Oliver Himmler; Robert Jäckle; Philipp Weinschenk
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Project Citation:
Himmler, Oliver, Jäckle, Robert, and Weinschenk, Philipp. Replication data for: Soft Commitments, Reminders, and Academic Performance. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2019. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113725V1
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Summary:
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We provide first evidence that a soft commitment device enhances progress in education and, more generally, improves the completion of complex tasks—such as passing exams. In our field experiment, students can sign a nonbinding agreement and commit to staying on track for graduation. We find that those who were offered the soft commitment device are more likely to sign up for, take part in, and pass exams. A pure reminder treatment does not change behavior, which suggests that the effects are not driven by increased salience. We also show that procrastinators benefit most from the commitment device.
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JEL Classification:
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C93 Field Experiments
D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions
C93 Field Experiments
D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions
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