Embracing complexity: A transdisciplinary conceptual framework for understanding behavior change in the context of development-focused interventions

Lambe, Fiona; Ran, Ylva; Jürisoo, Marie; Holmlid, Stefan; Muhoza, Cassilde; Johnson, Oliver; Osborne, Matthew

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104703

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“…Importantly, however, individuals in the Incentive and Choice Groups did not arrive at the study office earlier than individuals in the Choice Group. In fact, on average, individuals in the Incentive Group visited the study office a few minutes later (online Appendix Table A. 7).…”

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Alcohol and Self-Control: A Field Experiment in India

Schilbach¹

2018

AEA Randomized Controlled Trials

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This paper studies alcohol consumption among low-income workers in India. In a 3-week field experiment, the majority of 229 cycle-rickshaw drivers were willing to forgo substantial monetary payments in order to set incentives for themselves to remain sober, thus exhibiting demand for commitment to sobriety. Randomly receiving sobriety incentives significantly reduced daytime drinking while leaving overall drinking unchanged. I find no evidence of higher daytime sobriety significantly changing labor supply, productivity, or earnings. In contrast, increasing sobriety raised savings by 50 percent, an effect that does not appear to be solely explained by changes in income net of alcohol expenditures. (JEL C93, D14, I12, J22, J24, J31, O12)Heavy alcohol consumption among male low-income workers is common in India and other developing countries. Excessive drinking can have severe consequences for individuals and their families, yet our understanding of such effects is limited. In particular, acute alcohol intoxication is thought to affect myopia and self-control, such that alcohol consumption could interfere with a variety of forward-looking decisions and behaviors. By affecting productivity, labor supply, savings decisions, and human capital investments, alcohol could reduce earnings and wealth accumulation and thus deepen poverty. However, though theoretically possible, we do not know whether such effects are present or economically meaningful in reality.

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Section: B the Impact Of Incentives On Overall Drinkingmentioning

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Alcohol and Self-Control: A Field Experiment in India

Schilbach¹

2018

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“…Under a more general framework, we can also find pathways to behavior change (Petraglia et In terms of understanding essential thinking mechanisms and motivational triggers that cause behavior change in low-income environments, behavioral science-based approaches to planning and evaluating development programs have come a long way. These methods, however, fail to account for the uncertainty and interdependence of social-ecological environments, as well as the fact that transition processes, once triggered, play out over time and are interpreted differently by different individuals or narratives within a system (Lambe et al, 2020).…”

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Theory of Change in Digital Behavior Change Interventions (Dbcis) And Community-Based Change Initiatives – A General Framework

Rad

2021

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A theory of change is a purposeful model of how an initiative, such as a policy, a strategy, a program, a project or an intervention contributes through a chain of early and intermediate outcomes to the intended result. Theories of change help navigate the complexity of social change. Digital behavior change interventions (DBCIs) and Community-based change initiatives represent complex designable systems. The goal of the DCBI is to provide an effective theoretical framework for behavioral change to practitioners that offer different forms of psychological intervention based on scientifically validated practices. Applying theory of change when designing digital individual and community interventions for optimizing digital wellbeing helps practitioners to achieve results in practice, as this strategic approach is generally considered an evidence-based framework. Theory of change is useful to guide the strategic thinking and action, as most of DCBI/ Community-based change initiatives research endeavors are active in a complex situation, often unplanned events happening. Conclusions and implications are discussed.

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“…Practitioners also need to be acutely aware of the unintended consequences that can accompany market orchestration initiatives (Lambe et al, 2020). For instance, orchestrating markets to foster cash cropping may increase incomes of individual farmers, but it also makes producers vulnerable to global fluctuations in prices and the risks inherent therein (Mohan, 2016).…”

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Linking Management Theory with Poverty Alleviation Efforts Through Market Orchestration

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Shulist

2020

J Bus Ethics

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Embracing complexity: A transdisciplinary conceptual framework for understanding behavior change in the context of development-focused interventions

Cited by 44 publications

References 38 publications

Alcohol and Self-Control: A Field Experiment in India

Alcohol and Self-Control: A Field Experiment in India

Theory of Change in Digital Behavior Change Interventions (Dbcis) And Community-Based Change Initiatives – A General Framework

Linking Management Theory with Poverty Alleviation Efforts Through Market Orchestration

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