A case study of a workplace wellness program that offers financial incentives for weight loss

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 794-803

  Cawley, John ^a   Price, Joshua A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Health; Hyperbolic discounting; Incentives; Obesity; Time inconsistent preferences; Weight loss; Workplace wellness

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; INCENTIVE; OBESITY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL INCENTIVE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REWARD; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; D03; HEALTH; HYPERBOLIC DISCOUNTING; I1; INCENTIVES; J01; J3; OBESITY; TIME-INCONSISTENT PREFERENCES; WEIGHT LOSS; WORKPLACE WELLNESS;

ADULT; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84879701056     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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