Collection of Delinquent Fines: An Adaptive Randomized Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Alternative Text Messages

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 718-730

  Haynes, Laura C ^a   Green, Donald P ^b   Gallagher, Rory ^c   John, Peter ^d   Torgerson, David J ^e  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c Cabinet Office   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84883788015     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21717     Document Type: Article

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