Reminders for voluntary payments might backfire—Evidence from a field study

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2018
Volume: 171
Issue: C
Pages: 133-136

Authors (3)

Feldhaus, Christoph (not in RePEc) Sobotta, Tassilo (not in RePEc) Werner, Peter (Maastricht University)

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We investigate the effects of reminders for payments in a setting where customers pay on a voluntary basis. A neutral reminder significantly increases customers’ payment probability. However, our study indicates the importance of the exact wording of the reminder. Reminders including additional information do not increase the payment probability further and seem even less effective than the neutral reminder in some cases.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:171:y:2018:i:c:p:133-136
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29