Do Economic Incentives Promote Physical Activity? Evidence from the London Congestion Charge
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- Nakamura, Ryota & Albanese, Andrea & Coombes, Emma & Suhrcke, Marc, 2021. "Do Economic Incentives Promote Physical Activity? Evidence from the London Congestion Charge," IZA Discussion Papers 14957, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Nakamura, Ryota & Albanese, Andrea & Coombes, Emma & Suhrcke, Marc, 2021. "Do Economic Incentives Promote Physical Activity? Evidence from the London Congestion Charge," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1006, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
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Keywords
economic incentive; health behaviour; London Congestion Charge; geographical information system; regression-discontinuity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- R48 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government Pricing and Policy
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ENE-2022-01-03 (Energy Economics)
- NEP-EUR-2022-01-03 (Microeconomic European Issues)
- NEP-HEA-2022-01-03 (Health Economics)
- NEP-URE-2022-01-03 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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