Obesity And Cash Rewards
In a multi-phase randomized controlled trial, we examine the impacts of cash rewards of EUR 150 and EUR 300 for reducing body weight on the likelihood of weight loss and weight-related behavioral change among 700 obese individuals. We find effects during all experimental phases, including 18 months after exposure to the incentives. Additional monetary rewards of EUR 250 and EUR 500 provided to participants who had lost a substantial amount of body weight exerted only short-term effects.
Authors
- Arndt Reichert
- Thomas Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9178-2324)
- Christoph Μ. Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9292-1752)
- Boris Augurzky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8598-7388)
- Harald Tauchmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9179-0671)
Institutions
- Leibniz University Hannover (DE)
- RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (DE)
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- IZA - Institute of Labor Economics (DE)
- University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum (DE)
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Economics & Human Biology
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101492
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00