Speaker Name(s): John Cawley, PhD
Description: Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Reward for Weight Loss John Cawley, PhD; Associate Professor, Department of Policy Analysis and Management; Cornell University Obesity rates in the US have doubled since 1980. Given the medical, social, and financial costs of obesity, a large percentage of Americans are attempting to lose weight at any given time but the vase majority of weight loss attempts fail. Researchers continue to search for safe and effective methods of weight loss, and this presentation evaluates one promising method – offering financial rewards for weight loss.