Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Health Policy

Economics Behaving Badly

Byadmin July 15, 2010

George Loewenstein and I have an Op-Ed in the New York Times today. Check it out, and feel free to add your comments.

Behavioral Economics and Public Policy

Money for Nothing
Byadmin November 6, 2013

During a break between classes, I offered some MBA students the chance to make a little extra money. Some would have a job of sitting in the classroom for five minutes doing nothing, absolutely nothing – no reading, no listening to music; just staring straight ahead. For this effortless job, they would receive $2.50. Others…

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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Health Policy

Should Little Caesars Be Forced to Tell Consumers How Many Calories Are in a Large Pizza?
Byadmin October 24, 2012

As a fan of free markets, I recognize that sometimes intelligent government regulations (not always an oxymoron!) can improve markets by requiring companies to provide consumers with information that will help them make better choices. Informed consumers, after all, are a central ingredient of a successful free market. That’s why even most libertarians support regulations…

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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Health & Well-being

Doctors Without Appointments
Byadmin April 1, 2019January 15, 2020

Jill Ladkin was already having a terrible autumn. It began with a seizure that put her in the hospital with what seemed like scores of unfamiliar physicians attending to her state of health. The brain scan revealed a mass in the lining of her brain, a location usually signifying a benign tumor; but, given her seizure, the…

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Health Policy

Expanding the Role of Non-Physicians in Primary Care
Byadmin August 6, 2013

I’m back to blogging again, and thought I’d return to a topic I have blogged about recently: expanding the role of non-physicians in primary care. A very talented journalist in North Carolina, Jason deBruyn, wrote a nice piece which I am indenting below, laying out some of the controversies. Debate settles in on costs versus…

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How Screwed Up Does Health Care Need to Get Before We'll Fix It?
Byadmin August 20, 2012

“We need to be screwed!” Not altogether surprising words to spill out of a college student’s mouth. But this particular student was not talking about sex. She was discussing the U.S. health-care system–more specifically what she thought it would take for our two political parties to come together to find a … (Read the rest…

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Health Policy

Why We Need More Twelve-Year-Olds Teaching Health Policy
Byadmin August 23, 2012

I come from an ardent Republican family. Suspicion of government, you could say, runs in my genes. No surprise then that the first time my parents and siblings heard about Obama’s individual health insurance mandate, they were against it… (Read more and view comments at The Human Capital Blog)

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Economics Behaving Badly

Money for Nothing

Should Little Caesars Be Forced to Tell Consumers How Many Calories Are in a Large Pizza?

Doctors Without Appointments

Expanding the Role of Non-Physicians in Primary Care

How Screwed Up Does Health Care Need to Get Before We'll Fix It?

Why We Need More Twelve-Year-Olds Teaching Health Policy

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