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How Pre-Ordering Groceries Can Help You Stick to Your New Year’s Resolution
We conducted a research study with a local grocery store to learn about customer food choices. We found that pre-ordering foods in advance increased the healthfulness of food purchased.
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What are the Effects of Recipient Contribution Requirements on Public Support for Social Programs?
This post discusses whether beneficiary contributions affect public support for social protection and charitable initiatives.
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Encouraging Healthy Eating Among Children: It Turns Out We Just Have to Ask
An RCT found that verbal prompts in the school lunch-line are an effective way to improve child food choice and consumption. Schools, teachers and cafeteria workers could adopt such strategies to improve children’s food choice and health.
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The Association Between Personality Traits and Voting Intentions in the 2016 Presidential Election
Analysis of survey data shows that personality has a strong, significant association with voting intentions, even when controlling for factors such as age, race, gender, socio-economic status and prior voting behavior.
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Using Gifts and Goals to Help Kids Make Healthy Food Choices
A study seeks ways to nudge kids and schools into healthier behaviors.
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