Testing effects of loss framing and checklists: evidence from a field experiment on wellness program participation in Philadelphia
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Keywords
Behavioral economics; Checklists; Loss framing; Experiment; Randomized control trial; Evidence-based policy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General
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