Data and Code for: Does promoting one healthy behavior detract from others? Evidence from a field experiment

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Hannah Trachtman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Project Description

Summary: Impact evaluations of behavioral interventions typically focus on target outcomes. Might interventions induce negative spillovers on other behaviors? I run a large field experiment in which individuals receive combinations of messages and incentives promoting two behaviors, meditation and meal logging. I find that the interventions reduce completion rates of the opposite behavior by 19-29%. I find that interventions with larger target effects do not necessarily generate larger negative spillovers, and demonstrate implications for cost-effectiveness analysis. I investigate the mechanisms behind the observed spillovers.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: field experiment; behavioral; spillovers; health

JEL Classification:
      D62 Externalities
      D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
      I12 Health Behavior

Geographic Coverage: United States

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V1 [2024-02-28]

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