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 -