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Do knowledge gains from public information campaigns persist over time? Results from a survey experiment on the Norwegian pension reform

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  • FINSERAAS, HENNING
  • JAKOBSSON, NIKLAS
  • SVENSSON, MIKAEL

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Government authorities use resources on information campaigns in order to inform citizens about relevant policy changes. The motivation is usually that individuals sometimes are ill-informed about the public policies relevant for their choices. In a survey experiment where the treatment group was provided with public information material on the social security system, we assess the short- and medium-term knowledge effects. We show that the short run effects of the information on knowledge disappear completely within 4 months. The findings illustrate the limits of public information campaigns to improve knowledge about relevant policy reforms.

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  • Finseraas, Henning & Jakobsson, Niklas & Svensson, Mikael, 2017. "Do knowledge gains from public information campaigns persist over time? Results from a survey experiment on the Norwegian pension reform," Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press, vol. 16(1), pages 108-117, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jpenef:v:16:y:2017:i:01:p:108-117_00
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    1. Schuetz, Jana & Uebelmesser, Silke & Baginski, Ronja & Aprea, Carmela, 2023. "Pension reform preferences in Germany: Does information matter?," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    2. Hagen, Johannes & Malisa, Amedeus, 2022. "Financial fraud and individual investment behavior," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 203(C), pages 593-626.
    3. McGowan, Féidhlim P. & Lunn, Peter D., 2020. "Supporting decision-making in retirement planning: Do diagrams on Pension Benefit Statements help?," Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press, vol. 19(3), pages 323-343, July.

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