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diabetes
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The Green Revolution and the rise in chronic disease
The Green Revolution dramatically altered the agricultural and dietary landscape in India. While calorie availability increased, reduced dietary diversity had adverse long-term health impacts, meaning the overall impact is only now being understood.
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Targeting health incentives in India
Personalising schemes which incentivise exercise substantially increases their performance compared to one-size-fits-all approaches
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Countering diabetes with incentivised lifestyle changes: Evidence from India
Providing small financial incentives for daily steps to at-risk individuals in India encouraged exercise and improved health
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Can privatised healthcare add value? The Mexico diabetes experiment
Private care led to large savings for the public sector and improved health outcomes through more access to care, not necessarily better technology
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Incentivising behavioural change: The role of time preferences
Bundling payment incentives over time is more effective in increasing effort among the impatient, relative to increasing payment frequency