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Nudging and RCTs in finance: A review of recent literature

In: Handbook of Experimental Finance

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  • Réka Heim
  • Jürgen Huber

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This chapter reviews the recent literature on nudges and its applications in the area of finance. We restrict our attention to randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to shed light on the influence of nudges in form of defaults, active choice and simplification; social norms and comparisons; and implementation intentions prompts and reminders on financial decision making. The emphasis of our review on the one hand reflects on changes to the choice architecture and on the other hand on simple and low-cost informational interventions. Our key finding is that the frequency of RCTs in finance is so far low and the results are mixed, thus leaving scope for further research.

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  • Réka Heim & Jürgen Huber, 2022. "Nudging and RCTs in finance: A review of recent literature," Chapters, in: Sascha Füllbrunn & Ernan Haruvy (ed.), Handbook of Experimental Finance, chapter 29, pages 395-407, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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