Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Health & Well-being

Risky Business: Health Risk, Relativity, and Perception

Byadmin April 1, 2009

Patt Morrison of KPCC Radio in Southern California talks to me about how people make various rational and irrational decisions in their lives. CLICK HERE to listen.

Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Health Care Cost

Are Patients Harmed When Physicians Explain Things Too Simply?
Byadmin March 5, 2015

A quick quiz before we start today’s lesson. What do we call a tree that grows from acorns? What do we call a funny story? What sound does a frog make? What is another word for a cape? What do we call the white part of an egg? On that last question, were you tempted…

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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.

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Health & Well-being | Medical Decision Making

A Shameful American Fact: Enormous Racial Disparities In Death Rates From Lupus
Byadmin October 7, 2019January 21, 2020

I recently came across a disturbing picture. I know that life in America is unfair. That access to medical care is uneven. That the chance of living a long life is often heavily influenced by socioeconomic disparities. But this figure still astonished me. It shows mortality for people suffering from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, better known…

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Health & Well-being

Why Desserts Are Irresistible
Byadmin June 5, 2014

It all comes down to willpower, right? Strength of purpose. Muster the resolve to skip dessert, and you have a shot at losing that spare tire hanging off your belly. Succumb to your temptations, however, and you are simply being weak. But is it just weakness that causes us to overeat? A study in Psychological Science suggests…

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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy

Do You Know How Many Calories Are in Your Burrito?
Byadmin April 25, 2014

Here’s a new study I conducted with Peggy Liu, Jim Bettman, and Arianna Uhalde on calorie range information. Check it out below. Liu, Peggy J., James R. Bettman, Arianna R. Uhalde, and Peter A. Ubel (forthcoming), “How Many Calories Are in My Burrito? Improving Consumers’ Understanding of Calorie Range Information,” Public Health Nutrition. DOI link….

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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Health & Well-being

Penalizing Smokers So They Will Quit
Byadmin July 26, 2012

Recently my employer, Duke University, announced it would be charging $10 more per month to offer health insurance to smokers (see story here). Duke’s policy has a couple motivations. Smokers get sick you see, and those smoking related illnesses cost Duke money. So it’s only fair to pass some of those expenses… (Read the rest and view…

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Risky Business: Health Risk, Relativity, and Perception

Are Patients Harmed When Physicians Explain Things Too Simply?

Is Health Insurance Too Cheap?

A Shameful American Fact: Enormous Racial Disparities In Death Rates From Lupus

Why Desserts Are Irresistible

Do You Know How Many Calories Are in Your Burrito?

Penalizing Smokers So They Will Quit

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