Governments and public agencies use nudges to address policy issues. However, policymakers remain hesitant to implement them for fear of public backlash. A potential remedy is to administer nudges accompanied by a transparency message. However, many still think that transparency might decrease...

How decision makers respond to behavioral and traditional interventions might depend on their and the regulator's attributes. This online experiment investigates the effect of defaults, recommendations, and mandatory minimum contributions accompanied by regulator information on the private...