Behavioral Economic Interventions at Food Pantries

Summary

The investigators run a series of behavioral economic interventions at client-choice food pantries to encourage clients to choose targeted foods.

Conditions

• Food Selection

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Order

In the order intervention, the investigators place the targeted product at the front of the line for the treatment. For the control, the investigators place the targeted product at the end of the line.

BEHAVIORAL

Packaging

In the packaging intervention, the investigator present the targeted product in the original package. In the control, the investigator repackage the targeted product in clear, plastic bags.

BEHAVIORAL

Pricing

In the pricing intervention, the investigators price all or targeted products in the treatment. In the control, the investigators do not price the products.

BEHAVIORAL

Relative Proportions

The investigators adjust the amount of the targeted good available relative to the other products. In the treatment, the targeted good is a larger proportion of the total goods offered in the section, while in the control the shares of the targeted and other goods are equal.

BEHAVIORAL

Default Option

In an early site, the investigators offer a targeted product without an alternative. The subjects can accept or reject the offer. The subjects are told that an alternative product is available later. At the site where the alternative product is available, investigators offer subjects the opportunity to exchanged the targeted product for the alternative product.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cornell University

  collaborator OTHER

• Auburn University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Norbert L Wilson, PhD · Auburn University

• David R. Just, PhD · Cornell University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

19 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-10-31

Primary Completion

2017-06-30

Completion

2017-06-30