01737nam a22001577a 4500999001900000008004100019100006000060245014500120260004800265300003500313520104400348773004801392906002201440942000701462952011001469  c515905d515905210211b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aCawley, John, Susskind, Alex and Willage, Barton924204  aThe impact of information disclosure on consumer behavior: Evidence from a randomized field experiment of calorie labels on restaurant menus  aJournal of Policy Analysis and Management    a39(4), Fall, 2020: p.1020-1042  aIn 2018, the U.S. adopted a nationwide law requiring that chain restaurants post calorie counts on their menus and menu boards. This has led to considerable interest in the extent to which providing calorie information leads consumers to choose healthier diets.
To estimate the impact of calorie labeling, we conducted a randomized controlled field experiment in two full‐service restaurants, in which the control group received menus without calorie counts and the treatment group received the same menus but with calorie counts. We estimate that the calorie labels resulted in a 3.0 percent reduction in calories ordered, with the reduction occurring in appetizers and entrées but not drinks or desserts. Exposure to the information also increased consumers’ support for requiring calorie labels by 9.6 percent. These results are informative about the impact of the new nationwide menu label requirement, and more generally contribute to the literature on the impact of information disclosure on consumer behavior. – Reproduced

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