Exercise improves academic performance

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We report the results of a randomized controlled trial testing whether incentivizing physical exercise improves the academic performance of college students. As expected, the intervention increases physical activity. The main result is that it generates a strong and significant improvement in academic performance, particularly for students who struggled at the baseline in terms of lifestyle habits. We also provide evidence on the underlying mechanisms: Students who were incentivized to exercise have a healthier life style and improved self-control. Overall, the study demonstrates that incentivizing students to exercise can be an important tool in improving educational achievements.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IFN Working Paper ; No. 1180

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Field Experiments ; Health Behavior ; Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; Analysis of Education ; Sports Economics: General
• Thema: Economics of education ; Human capital formation ; Behavior change ; Field experiment ; Sport ; Bildungsniveau ; Studierende ; Experiment ; Norwegen

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Cappelen, Alexander W. ; Charness, Gary ; Ekström, Mathias ; Gneezy, Uri ; Tungodden, Bertil
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
• (wo): Stockholm
• (wann): 2017

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/183409
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ