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  • 09 Oct 2017
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Habit Formation and Rational Addiction: A Field Experiment in Handwashing

Keywords: by Reshmaan Hussam, Atonu Rabbani, Giovanni Reggiani, and Natalia Rigol
  • 03 Jan 2022
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Making Healthy Practices Habitual

  • 24 Jan 2018
  • Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

Addiction: A Field Experiment in Handwashing, authored by Hussam; Atonu Rabbani, an associate professor at the University of Dhaka; Giovanni... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

Handwashing By: Hussam, Reshmaan, Atonu Rabbani, Giovanni Reggiani, and View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2022
  • Article

Rational Habit Formation: Experimental Evidence from Handwashing in India

By: Reshmaan Hussam, Atonu Rabbani, Giovanni Reggiani and Natalia Rigol
We test the predictions of the rational addiction model, reconceptualized as rational habit formation, in the context of handwashing in rural India. To track handwashing, we design soap dispensers with timed sensors. We test for rational habit formation by informing... View Details
Keywords: Handwashing; Habit; Monitoring; Behavior; Health; Motivation and Incentives
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Hussam, Reshmaan, Atonu Rabbani, Giovanni Reggiani, and Natalia Rigol. "Rational Habit Formation: Experimental Evidence from Handwashing in India." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 14, no. 1 (January 2022): 1–41. (Lead Article.)
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