Incentivizing safer sexual behavior: Evidence from a lottery experiment on HIV prevention

Martina Björkman Nyqvist; Lucia Corno; Damien De Walque; Jakob Svensson

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Incentivizing safer sexual behavior: Evidence from a lottery experiment on HIV prevention

Martina Björkman Nyqvist, Lucia Corno, Damien De Walque, Jakob Svensson

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We investigate the effect of a financial lottery program in Lesotho with relatively low expected payments but a chance to win a high prize conditional on negative test results for sexually transmitted infections. The intervention resulted in a 21.4% reduction in HIV incidence over two years. Lottery incentives appear to be particularly effective in targeting individuals with ex ante risky sexual behavior, consistent with the hypothesis that lotteries are more valued by individuals willing to take risks.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-314
Number of pages	28
Journal	AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL. APPLIED ECONOMICS
Volume	2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20160469
Publication status	Published - 2018

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HIVAIDS
Incentives

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