Put your money where your butt is : a commitment contract for smoking cessation, Vol. 1 of 1

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Put your money where your butt is : a commitment contract for smoking cessation

Author:	Gine, Xavier; Karlan, Dean; Zinman, Jonathan;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4985
Country:	World;	Date Stored:	2009/07/02
Document Date:	2009/07/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	The World Region
Report Number:	WPS4985	SubTopics:	Health Monitoring & Evaluation; Disease Control & Prevention; Alcohol and Substance Abuse; Adolescent Health; Tobacco Use and Control
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: The authors designed and tested a voluntary commitment product to help smokers quit smoking. The product (CARES) offered smokers a savings account in which they deposit funds for six months, after which they take a urine test for nicotine and cotinine. If they pass, their money is returned; otherwise, their money is forfeited to charity. Eleven percent of smokers offered CARES tookup, and smokers randomly offered CARES were 3 percentage points more likely to pass the 6-month test than the control group. More importantly, this effect persisted in surprise tests at 12 months, indicating that CARES produced lasting smoking cessation.


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