Everyone believes in redemption: nudges and overoptimism in costly task completion
predictions overstated redemption by about 49 percentage points; information and deadline reminders reduced overoptimism by 7 and 8 points, not significant; reducing transaction costs reduced it by 26 points, significant; all three nudges increased redemption but had no statistically significant effect on beliefs.
predictions overstated redemption by about 49 percentage points; information and deadline reminders reduced overoptimism by 7 and 8 points, not significant; reducing transaction costs reduced it by 26 points, significant; all three nudges increased redemption but had no statistically significant effect on beliefs.
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Tasoff, J., & Letzler, R. (2014). Everyone believes in redemption: nudges and overoptimism in costly task completion. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 107, 107-122. doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2014.08.011.