Replication data for: Incentivizing Safer Sexual Behavior: Evidence from a Lottery Experiment on HIV Prevention

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Martina Björkman Nyqvist; Lucia Corno; Damien de Walque; Jakob Svensson

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Project Citation:

Björkman Nyqvist, Martina, Corno, Lucia, de Walque, Damien, and Svensson, Jakob. Replication data for: Incentivizing Safer Sexual Behavior: Evidence from a Lottery Experiment on HIV Prevention. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2018. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113707V1

Project Description

Summary: We investigate the effect of a financial lottery program in Lesotho with relatively low expected payments but a chance to win a high prize conditional on negative test results for sexually transmitted infections. The intervention resulted in a 21.4 percent reduction in HIV incidence over two years. Lottery incentives appear to be particularly effective in targeting individuals with ex ante risky sexual behavior, consistent with the hypothesis that lotteries are more valued by individuals willing to take risks.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I12 Health Behavior
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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