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We analyze the effects of a school-based program that offers children an opportunity to win prizes if they walk or bike to school during prize periods. We use daily child-level data and individual fixed effects models to measure the effect of the prizes, with variation in the timing of prize...
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-phase randomized controlled trial involving 700 obese individuals. We find effects of monetary incentives for weight loss of up to EUR …
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-phase randomized controlled trial involving 700 obese individuals. We find effects of monetary incentives for weight loss of up to EUR …
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be influenced by behavioral interventions and by economic incentives. Despite their effectiveness in other domains, we …
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be in uenced by behavioral interventions and by economic incentives. Despite their effectiveness in other domains, we …
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We show that limited attention and present bias contribute to low levels of exercise. First, in a large randomized …
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We conduct a field experiment to evaluate the extent to which dietary habits are malleable early on in childhood and later in life. We implement two treatments one that targets what people eat, the other that targets the timing and frequency of food intake. 285 low income families with young...
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