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We present a field experiment to study the effects of non-monetary incentives on healthy food choices of 282 children … be feasible. We introduce a system where food items are graded based on their nutritional value, involving parents or … classmates as change agents by providing them with information regarding the food choices of their children or friends. We find …
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We present a field experiment to study the effects of non-monetary incentives on healthy food choices of 282 children … be feasible. We introduce a system where food items are graded based on their nutritional value, involving parents or … classmates as change agents by providing them with information regarding the food choices of their children or friends. We find …
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) intervention that targeted children aged 4 living in socially mixed neighborhoods of the city of Paris. We selected a large, random … sample of families and provided parents with free books, information on the benefits of SBR and tips for effective reading … practices. We measured SBR frequency and children's vocabulary before and after this intervention, among treated and control …
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This paper examines the long-term impacts on health and healthy behaviors of two of the oldest and most widely cited U … early life interventions for promoting health …
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parental attendance at school-sponsored family-engagement events, we conducted a 17-week RCT with 319 parents across six … preschools in Chicago. We offered treatment parents a loss-framed incentive of $25 per event and text message reminders. Results … show that the treatment increased the likelihood of attending an event by 28%. Treated parents were also more likely to …
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This paper presents the result of a field experiment on the effectiveness of non-monetary incentives on pupils … schools in Germany. Based on a pre-study, we compare the effectiveness of (i) a medal (ii) a letter of praise to the parents … a reward with a higher signaling value to their parents, independent of the school type. …
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This paper examines the long-term impacts on health and healthy behaviors of two of the oldest and most widely cited U … early life interventions for promoting health. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308448
timing of the health shock. We do this by comparing parents across families in similar parental and child age cohorts whose … children experienced a health shock at different ages. We show that these families have very similar characteristics and were …We provide novel evidence on the impact of a child's health shock on parental labor market outcomes. To identify the …
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timing of the health shock. We do this by comparing parents across families in similar parental and child age cohorts whose … children experienced a health shock at different ages. We show that these families have very similar characteristics and were …We provide novel evidence on the impact of a child's health shock on parental labor market outcomes. To identify the …
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