Using Incentives to Encourage Healthy Eating in Children

• Autores: David R. Just, Joseph Price
• Localización: Journal of human resources, ISSN 0022-166X, Vol. 48, Nº 4, 2013, págs. 855-872
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Abstract:There is growing interest in the situations in which incentives have a significant effect on positive behaviors, particularly in children. Using a randomized field experiment, we find that incentives increase the fraction of children eating a serving of fruits or vegetables during lunch by 80 percent and reduce the amount of waste by 33 percent. At schools with a larger fraction of low-income children, the increase in the fraction of children who eat a serving of fruits or vegetables is even larger, indicating that incentives successfully target the children who are likely to benefit the most from the increased consumption.