A new MOX Report entitled “Nudging communication for students at risk: experimental evidence from an Italian university” by Agasisti, T.; Cannistrà, M.; Paganoni, A.M. has appeared in the MOX Report Collection.
Check it out here: https://www.mate.polimi.it/biblioteca/add/qmox/14-2026.pdf
Abstract: To address the dropout issue in an Italian university, this research deals with stimulating at-risk students to enroll in tutoring services. Students with a predicted dropout risk are assigned to different nudging communication treatments via email through a rigorous randomized controlled trial. Findings highlight that messages based on a “social comparison” nudge obtains positive and statistically significant effects to increase students’ propensity towards attending tutoring services.
