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Interventions to decrease meat consumption are often only implemented for short periods of time, and it is unclear how they might have lasting effects. We combine student canteen consumption (over 270, 000 purchases made by over 4, 500 guests) and survey data (N 800) to study how a one-month...
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We report the results of a randomized controlled trial testing whether incentivizing physical exercise improves the academic performance of college students. As expected, the intervention increases physical activity. The main result is that it generates a strong and significant improvement in...
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involving a commitment. The hypothesis is tested in a large-scale field experiment on blood donations. We find that this active …
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donations in a large-scale eld experiment spanning three months and involving more than 10,000 previous donors. We examine two …
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donations in a large-scale field experiment spanning three months and involving more than 10,000 previous donors. We examine two …
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hypothesis is tested in a large-scale field experiment on blood donation. We find that this "active-decision" intervention … formed preferences beforehand. -- active decision ; pro-social behavior ; field experiment ; blood donation …
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hypothesis is tested in a large-scale field experiment on blood donation. We find that this ''active-decision'' intervention …
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that financial incentives can motivate people to lose weight significantly. -- Randomized experiment ; financial incentives …
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that financial incentives can motivate people to lose weight significantly. -- randomized experiment ; financial incentives …
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Using data from a large-scale randomized controlled trial conducted in Danish job centers, this paper investigates the effects of an intensification of mandatory return-to-work activities on the subsequent labor market outcomes for sick-listed workers. Using variations in local treatment...
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