Is Health Insurance Too Cheap?

Byadmin April 30, 2012

Researchers at USC recently published a study designed to find out how much people are willing to pay for better drug coverage from their health insurance plan…(Read the rest and view comments at Scientocracy)

Behavioral Economics and Public Policy

Are You Smarter than a Radiologist?
Byadmin February 20, 2013

Notice anything unusual about this CT scan? On the upper right side is an image of a gorilla. According to a new study, 83% of radiologists missed this image. They had been looking through a series of scans, looking for “pulmonary nodules”—growths in the lung, in other words. The early scans included such nodes, and…

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The Biggest Problem with Obamacare? People Didn’t Know What the Law Accomplished!
Byadmin November 6, 2017

Obamacare dramatically reduced the number of people in United States who lack health insurance. Reduced as in: brought the proportion down to historical lows. Yet very few Americans knew this about the law, which is part of the reason why so many people didn’t like Obamacare. Here’s evidence to back up that connection, from the…

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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy

Does the Obama Administration Want Your Gas-Guzzler To Give You Sticker-Shock?
Byadmin October 5, 2010

Suppose you are at the car dealer and have narrowed your choice down to two automobiles. One is a little nicer looking, and the other has a more comfortable interior. One gets twenty miles per gallon and the other gets twenty five. You typically drive about twelve thousand miles in a year, which means (queue…

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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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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy

Emotional Adaptation and Desire
Byadmin August 27, 2014

I’ve done a fair amount of research on how people emotionally adapt to life circumstances. My research is mainly in the context of illness and disability, where people bounce back from adversity more than expected. But people can also emotionally adapt to good things, a very important phenomenon for consumer behavior. We are ecstatic when…

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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Health & Well-being

Succulent Sandwiches and Consumable Calories: Who's Counting?
Byadmin May 22, 2009

Last summer, New York City made a great stride toward promoting public health, by requiring chain restaurants to prominently publish calorie counts alongside their menus. This type of regulation holds the promise of improving people’s eating habits, without restricting their freedom to order whatever they want. Theoretically, this new regulation should help consumers make better…

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Is Health Insurance Too Cheap?

Are You Smarter than a Radiologist?

The Biggest Problem with Obamacare? People Didn’t Know What the Law Accomplished!

Does the Obama Administration Want Your Gas-Guzzler To Give You Sticker-Shock?

Doctors Without Appointments

Emotional Adaptation and Desire

Succulent Sandwiches and Consumable Calories: Who's Counting?

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