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The wellbeing effects of an old age pension : experimental evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria
Alzúa, María Laura; Cantet, Natalia; Dammert, Ana C.; … - 2023
-report better quality of life and a more stable mental health. We also provide evidence of spillover effects on the labor outcomes …
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Valuing Health at the End of Life : A Stated Preference Discrete Choice Experiment
Shah, Koonal - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013019270
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Delegation of Financial Decisions in Older Couples : Experimental Evidence
Basu, Anup K.; Dulleck, Uwe - 2021
We examine delegation of financial decision-making in Australian couples aged 60 years and above. Men show extremely low likelihood of delegating to their spouse. The odds of women delegating to their husbands are nearly 25 times higher than that of men delegating to their wives. This gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013312225
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Subsidizing health-conscious behavior now or later
Danilowicz-Gösele, Kamila; Schwager, Robert - 2016
In a model where consumers have quasi-hyperbolic preferences, we compare immediate subsidies paid for health …-conscious consumption and future subsidies rewarding good health outcome. We characterize the subsidy rates which implement the unbiased …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011420788
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Unfair pay and health
Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Menrath, Ingo; Verde, Pablo … - 2014
potential adverse health effects of unfair pay using data from a large representative data set. The analysis includes cross … association between health outcomes, in particular cardiovascular health, and the perception of unfair pay. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010462044
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The effect of a 5-minute body scan mindfulness intervention on healthier food choices
Hopfer, Kaylea B.; Fang, Di; Zabelina, Darya L.; Hung, Yung - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 3 (2023) 1, pp. 1-11
The effects of mindfulness interventions on food purchases and consumption are popular topics. Recent studies focus on mindfulness interventions that target overweight and obese populations. We measure the effects of a guided 5-minute body scan mindfulness intervention on 'healthier' food...
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Health Habits and Behavioral Biases
Patterson, Fernando - 2020
We examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI), health habits, and financial risk and time preferences … levels of obesity and poor health habits throughout the world …
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The implications of self-reported body weight and height for measurement error in BMI
Davillas, Apostolos; Jones, Andrew M. - 2021
We designed an experiment to explore the extent of measurement error in body mass index (BMI), when based on self-reported body weight and height. We find that there is a systematic age gradient in the reporting error in BMI, while there is limited evidence of systematic associations with...
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Worth your weight : experimental evidence on the benefits of obesity in low-income countries
Macchi, Elisa - 2022
perceived as a reliable signal of wealth rather than beauty and health. Second, being obese facilitates access to credit: in a …
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Why Don't We Sleep Enough? A Field Experiment Among College Students
Avery, Mallory L.; Giuntella, Osea; Jiao, Peiran - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This study investigates the mechanisms affecting sleep choice and explores whether commitment devices and monetary incentives can be used to promote healthier sleep habits. To this end, we conducted a field experiment with college students, providing them incentives to sleep and collecting data...
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