Why Are Benefits Left on the Table? Assessing the Role of Information, Complexity, and Stigma on Take-up with an IRS Field Experiment

Authors: Saurabh Bhargava, Day Manoli

Earlier version of “Psychological Frictions and Incomplete Take-up of Social Benefits: Evidence from an IRS Fields Experiment”

This paper analyzes a field experiment conducted in collaboration with the IRS to examine response rates to different taxpayer notifications.