Nudging to use: Achieving safe water behaviors in Kenya and Bangladesh

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 110, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-21

  Luoto, Jill ^a   Levine, David ^b   Albert, Jeff ^c   Luby, Stephen ^d  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Aquaya Institute   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Behavioral economic nudges; Commitment; Field experiments; Framing; Kenya; Marketing effects; Safe water adoption

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH]; DHAKA [DHAKA (ADS)]; KENYA;

EID: 84903127791     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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