TY - JOUR A1 - Engel, Christoph A1 - Goerg, Sebastian A1 - Traxler, Christian T1 - Intensified support for juvenile offenders on probation: Evidence from Germany JF - Journal of Empirical Legal Studies N2 - This paper studies a probation program in Cologne, Germany. The program, which has a clear rehabilitative focus, offers intensified personal support to serious juvenile offenders over the first 6 months of their probation period. To evaluate the program's impact on recidivism, we draw on two research designs. Firstly, a small-scale randomized trial assigns offenders to probation with regular or intensified support. Secondly, a regression discontinuity design exploits a cutoff that defines program eligibility. The results suggest that the program reduces recidivism. The effect seems persistent over at least 3 years. Our evidence further indicates that the drop in recidivism is strongest among less severe offenders. KW - youth crime KW - recidivism KW - probation KW - randomized control trial KW - regression discontinuity design Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/jels.12311 VL - 19 IS - 2 SP - 447 EP - 490 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Traxler, Christian A1 - Altmann, Steffen A1 - Weinschenk, Philip T1 - Deadlines and Memory Limitations N2 - This paper studies the behavioral consequences of deadlines. In cooperation with a dental clinic, we conduct two natural field experiments that exogenously vary deadlines and associated rewards for arranging check-up appointments. Our data show strong and systematic effects of deadlines on patients’ behavior. Imposing relatively tight deadlines induces patients to act earlier and at a persistently higher frequency than without a deadline. Several of our findings suggest that individuals’ responses to deadlines are shaped by limitations in memory and attention. KW - Deadlines KW - Memory limitations KW - limited attention KW - field experiment Y1 - 2020 UR - https://hertieschool-f4e6.kxcdn.com/fileadmin/5_WhoWeAre/1_People_directory/Faculty_downloads/Traxler/Publications/ATW_Deadlines.pdf N1 - Also published here: Steffen Altmann, Christian Traxler, Philipp Weinschenk (2021) Deadlines and Memory Limitations, in: Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.4227 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Traxler, Christian A1 - Linek, Maximilian T1 - Framing and Social Information Nudges at Wikipedia N2 - We analyze a series of trials that randomly assignedWikipedia users in Germany to different web banners soliciting donations. The trials varied content or framing of social information about how many other users are donating. Framing of a given number of donors in a negative way increased donation rates. Variation in social information had no detectable effects. The findings are consistent with the results from a survey experiment. In line with donations being strategic substitutes, the survey documents that the negative framing lowers beliefs about others’ donations. In contrast, the provided social information is ineffective in changing average beliefs. The ineffectiveness seems to be due to the limited salience rather than the limited credibility of the social information. KW - Donations KW - social information KW - framing KW - Wikipedia KW - beliefs Y1 - 2021 UR - https://hertieschool-f4e6.kxcdn.com/fileadmin/5_WhoWeAre/1_People_directory/Faculty_downloads/Traxler/Publications/LinekTraxler_Wikipedia_2021-05-21-web.pdf ER - TY - EDBOOK A1 - Traxler, Christian A1 - Karch, Heribert A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus T1 - Jugend, Vorsorge, Finanzen. MetallRente Studie 2022. Zwischen sozialstaatlichem Anspruch und Individualisierung N2 - Die MetallRente Jugendstudie ist die umfassendste repräsentative Untersuchung zum Finanz- und Vorsorgeverhalten junger Menschen in Deutschland. Die fünfte Studie analysiert auch Einflüsse der Corona-Pandemie auf die Bereitschaft junger Menschen zur Zukunftsplanung und ihr Vorsorgeverhalten. Trauen 17- bis 27-Jährige dem Staat eine zukunftsfeste Alterssicherung für ihre Generation zu? Wie stehen sie zu immer neuen politischen Vorschlägen? Wie schauen sie auf Sicherheit und Rendite? Angesichts Niedrigzinsen, Überalterung und mangelnden Reformen orientiert sich eine ganze Generation neu. Y1 - 2022 UR - https://jugendstudie.info/downloads/dl/magazin-zur-metallrente-jugendstudie-2022 SN - 978-3-7799-6743-9 PB - Juventa Verlag GmbH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Traxler, Christian A1 - Dušek, Libor A1 - Pardo, Nicolas T1 - Salience and Timely Compliance: Evidence from Speeding Tickets JF - Journal of Policy Analysis and Management N2 - This paper studies the enforcement of fines, and, in particular, the effects of simplification and salience nudges on timely payments. In a randomized controlled trial, we add cover letters to 80,000 payment notifications for speeding. The letters increase the salience of the payment deadline, the late penalty, or both. Emphasizing only the deadline is not effective. Stressing the late penalty significantly and persistently increases payment rates. The effect is largest if both parameters are made salient. The most effective treatment yields a net revenue gain that covers approximately 25 percent of the labor costs of the ticket administration personnel. A survey experiment documents how the salience nudges alter prior (mis)perceptions about the communicated parameters. The survey results rationalize the differential effects of the treatments and, together with the evidence from the RCT, offer a broader framework for explaining why certain nudges are effective in some contexts but fail in others. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22387 VL - 2 SP - 426 EP - 449 ET - 41 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Linek, Maximilian A1 - Traxler, Christian T1 - Framing and Social Information Nudges at Wikipedia JF - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization N2 - We analyze a series of trials that randomly assigned Wikipedia users in Germany to different web banners soliciting donations. The trials varied framing or content of social information about how many other users are donating. Framing a given number of donors in a negative way increased donation rates. Variations in the communicated social information had no detectable effects. The findings are consistent with the results from a survey experiment. In line with donations being strategic substitutes, the survey documents that the negative framing lowers beliefs about others’ donations. Varying the social information, in contrast, is ineffective in changing average beliefs. Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.06.033 SN - 0167-2681 N1 - See also: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2106.11128.pdf VL - 188 SP - 1269 EP - 1279 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Traxler, Christian A1 - Dušek, Libor T1 - Fines, Non-Payment, and Revenues: Evidence from Speeding Tickets N2 - We estimate the effect of the level of fines on payment compliance and revenues collected from speeding tickets. Exploiting discontinuous increases in fines at speed cutoffs, we implement a regression discontinuity design. The results document small payment responses: a 10 percent increase in the fine (i.e. the payment obligation) induces a 1 percentage point decline in timely payments. The implied revenue elasticity is about 0.9. Expressed in absolute terms, a one euro increase in the fine translates into a roughly 60 cent increase in payments collected. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4281384 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Traxler, Christian T1 - Exposure to Law Enforcement and Deterrence JF - Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE) N2 - This paper explores how direct and indirect exposure to law enforcement activities shape deterrent effects. Focusing on experimental and quasi-experimental research from economics (mainly from domains such as tax evasion, traffic violations, and financial crimes), I first summarize evidence showing how personal experiences shape perceptions about enforcement risks and sanctions, and deter future offenses. The paper then turns to the role of vicarious experiences. I discuss the growing body of evidence documenting enforcement spillovers, i.e., cases where individuals learn and adapt based on observations or experiences shared by peers, co-workers, or neighbors. The paper also highlights the importance of better understanding the underlying learning processes for deriving policy implications. Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1628/jite-2025-0005 VL - 181 IS - 1 SP - 81 EP - 95 PB - Mohr Siebeck ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wolfert, Sabine A1 - Schneekloth, Ulrich A1 - Traxler, Christian ED - Müllerleile, Hansjörg ED - Schminke, Kerstin ED - Aprea, Carmela ED - Traxler, Christian T1 - Anforderungen an die Altersvorsorge T2 - Jugend, Vorsorge, Finanzen: MetallRente Studie 2025. Zwischen Handlungswille und Wissenslücke Y1 - 2025 SN - 978-3-7799-8859-5 SP - 55 EP - 59 PB - Beltz Juventa CY - Weinheim ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wolfert, Sabine A1 - Schneekloth, Ulrich A1 - Traxler, Christian ED - Müllerleile, Hansjörg ED - Schminke, Kerstin ED - Aprea, Carmela ED - Traxler, Christian T1 - Sparen für die Altersvorsorge T2 - Jugend, Vorsorge, Finanzen: MetallRente Studie 2025. Zwischen Handlungswille und Wissenslücke Y1 - 2025 SN - 978-3-7799-8859-5 SP - 35 EP - 54 PB - Beltz Juventa CY - Weinheim ER -