You can’t “nudge” nuggets: An investigation of college late-night dining with behavioral economics interventions

Samuel Bevet, Meredith T Niles and Lizzy Pope

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-12

Abstract: A mixed-methods approach was used to evaluate and improve the “late-night dining” options in a university dining hall. Surveys assessed student desires for late-night offerings, and evaluated students’ habits and motivations during late-night dining. Two interventions were implemented to see if students could be “nudged” into different choice patterns. In the first, a “veggie-heavy” entrée was added at the beginning of the entrée line, so that students would substitute an entrée containing vegetables for the alternatives. In the second, a snack-food bar was set up to cater to students who didn’t want to stand in the long entrée line, and preferred a snack. Data on food choice was collected during the interventions. Survey responses showed significant differences in the reasons females and males utilized late-night dining (p

Date: 2018
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