You Really Need to Open This. Using Behavioral Economic Nudges to Increase Property Tax Compliance
| dc.contributor.advisor | Smith, Ryan | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | McCorkle, Pope | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Beasley, Mariel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gamble, Tyler | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-19T18:14:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-19T18:14:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-06-19 | |
| dc.department | The Sanford School of Public Policy | |
| dc.description.abstract | By utilizing low-cost, behavioral economic "nudges," we achieved a significant increase in the rate of on-time property tax payments in Guilford County, North Carolina. Using a large-scale randomized control trial, we were able to demonstrate that a short, handwritten note - combined with minor alterations to a county-issued "reminder letter" - increased the likelihood that single property owners made a full or partial tax payment by 35.6%. In isolation, the small alterations to the reminder letter increased the likelihood of full or partial payment by 12.4%. All told, our interventions saved the county of Guilford around $70,000 in collection costs. | |
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| dc.subject | Behavioral economics | |
| dc.subject | Tax Compliance | |
| dc.subject | Nudges | |
| dc.subject | Behavioral Science | |
| dc.subject | Government Innovation | |
| dc.subject | Tax Payment | |
| dc.subject | Revenue Collection | |
| dc.subject | Nudging | |
| dc.title | You Really Need to Open This. Using Behavioral Economic Nudges to Increase Property Tax Compliance | |
| dc.type | Master's project | |
| duke.embargo.months | 0 |