Nudge the Lunch: A Field Experiment Testing Menu-Primacy Effects on Lunch Choices

[Influence of documenting lunch menu details on subsequent snack intake].

In this study we examined the effect on subsequent snack intake of having participants document their lunch menus. In Experiment 1, we asked all participants to have lunch as usual. However, some were instructed to document their lunch menus before eating. These participants demonstrated lower snack intake than control condition participants who had not documented their lunch menus. In Experime...

a Free Lunch ?

526 NOTICES OF THE AMS VOLUME 51, NUMBER 5 The notion of arbitrage is crucial in the modern theory of finance. It is the cornerstone of the option pricing theory due to F. Black and M. Scholes (published in 1973, Nobel Prize in Economics 1997). The underlying idea is best explained by telling a little joke. A finance professor and a normal person go on a walk, and the normal person sees a €100 ...

Free Lunch

In the world of digital imaging and digitisation the current ubiquity of large proprietary brands can sometimes be seen as a hindrance when considering embarking on a digitisation project. Within digitisation, the issue of digital preservation is a constant reminder of the vulnerability of our digital assets and it is possibly this ubiquity of proprietary software and formats that is seen as be...

Preordering school lunch encourages better food choices by children.

Preordering School Lunch Encourages Better Food Choices by Children Nearly one-third of children between ages 6 and 19 years are considered obese1 and their choosing of less healthy foods in school lunchroomsmaycontribute.2 Toencourage students to select healthier foods, recent researchhas focusedonhowenvironmental changesandbehavioral economicscanguidechildren tomakehealthier choices.3,4 This ...

Out to lunch on the $1,500 cap.