Impulsivity in the supermarket. Responses to calorie taxes and subsidies in healthy weight undergraduates

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• 作者：Janneke C.A.H. Giesen ; ^{janneke.giesen@maastrichtuniversity.nl} ; Remco C. Havermans ; Chantal Nederkoorn ; Anita Jansen
• 关键词：Obesity ; Public policy ; Behavioral economics ; Impulsivity ; Inhibitory control
• 刊名：Appetite (APPET)
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：February 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：58
• 期：1
• 页码：6-10
• 全文大小：253 K

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The present study investigated the effect of taxing high-energy dense products and subsidizing low-energy dense products on changes in calorie consumption. More specifically, we hypothesized that ¡®more impulsive?individuals were less influenced by such pricing strategies compared to ¡®less impulsive?individuals. Contrary to our hypothesis, results showed that ¡®more impulsive?individuals adjusted their calorie consumption with regard to price changes whereas ¡®less impulsive?participants were less influenced by price changes. Furthermore, taxing high-energy dense products was more successful in reducing calorie consumption than subsidizing low-energy dense products.