Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Health & Well-being

Age and happiness

Byadmin December 20, 2010

As we get ready to turn the clocks on a new year, it is good to remember that for most of us, our happiness increases with age. See this recent news article which talks about some of my old, ahem, research on aging and happiness.

Health & Well-being

Does a Church Service a Week Keep the Doctor Away?
Byadmin April 25, 2017

Religious belief has many health benefits. For some people, religious belief reduces existential angst, the reduction in stress leading to lower blood pressure and a stronger immune system. For others, religious belief gives their lives purpose, that purpose motivating them in ways that improve their health. And of course, sometimes religious belief is associated with…

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Health & Well-being

Advertising Bad Food to Good Kids
Byadmin November 5, 2013

Whatever you think about the proper role of the government in nudging adult Americans into healthier habits, you ought to be open to the idea that we, as a society, should be doing something to reduce obesity among children. As I wrote about in Free Market Madness, once people become obese, biology conspires against them…

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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Health Policy

Medicare Costs and the Income Trap
Byadmin November 25, 2008

Paying Doctors Less Is the Key to Better Coverage Conservatives propose to control healthcare costs by bringing the discipline of the free market to bear upon the healthcare system. Some progressive groups advocate controlling costs with a more interventionist plan. But neither approach, as far as I have seen, adequately confronts one of the biggest…

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Health & Well-being | Health Policy

Obesity Really DOES Kill
Byadmin March 14, 2014

There has been controversy recently about whether obesity is truly bad for people’s health, or in fact whether it might even protect people from early mortality. A study from the New England Journal in January provides strong evidence that obesity kills. It shows that people with very low body mass index have high mortality rates,…

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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy

More Like a Sludge Than a Nudge
Byadmin June 1, 2015

Every once in a while, I post a picture of an effort to nudge people into better behavior. Sometimes, I post pictures of pretty horrendous nudges. In response to one of those posts, Lydia Ashton sent me this picture, of an absolutely, horrendously and horrifically designed “nudge.” Fortunately, I have determined that if you stare…

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Your (500) Physician(s) Will See You Now
Byadmin August 9, 2019January 15, 2020

The day of solo practitioners is coming to an end . In its place will be gaggles of gastroenterologists and flocks of physicians. Mega practices are becoming the norm in American medical care. Here’s a few pictures of this trend, somewhat dated (they only go through 2015) but still quite revealing. (To read the rest of the…

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Age and happiness

Does a Church Service a Week Keep the Doctor Away?

Advertising Bad Food to Good Kids

Medicare Costs and the Income Trap

Obesity Really DOES Kill

More Like a Sludge Than a Nudge

Your (500) Physician(s) Will See You Now

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