Behavioral public economics
BD Bernheim, D Taubinsky - Handbook of behavioral economics …, 2018 - Elsevier
This chapter surveys work in behavioral public economics, emphasizing the normative
implications of non-standard decision making for the design of welfare-improving and/or …
implications of non-standard decision making for the design of welfare-improving and/or …
A reduced-form approach to behavioral public finance
S Mullainathan, J Schwartzstein… - Annu. Rev. Econ., 2012 - annualreviews.org
Research in behavioral public finance has blossomed in recent years, producing diverse
empirical and theoretical insights. This article develops a single framework with which to …
empirical and theoretical insights. This article develops a single framework with which to …
Does diversity matter for health? Experimental evidence from Oakland
M Alsan, O Garrick, G Graziani - American Economic Review, 2019 - aeaweb.org
We study the effect of physician workforce diversity on the demand for preventive care
among African American men. In an experiment in Oakland, California, we randomize black …
among African American men. In an experiment in Oakland, California, we randomize black …
Regressive sin taxes, with an application to the optimal soda tax
H Allcott, BB Lockwood… - The Quarterly Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A common objection to “sin taxes”—corrective taxes on goods that are thought to be
overconsumed, such as cigarettes, alcohol, and sugary drinks—is that they often fall …
overconsumed, such as cigarettes, alcohol, and sugary drinks—is that they often fall …
The health costs of cost-sharing
What happens when patients suddenly stop their medications? We study the health
consequences of drug interruptions caused by large, abrupt, and arbitrary changes in price …
consequences of drug interruptions caused by large, abrupt, and arbitrary changes in price …
[图书][B] Misbehaving: The making of behavioral economics
RH Thaler - 2015 - books.google.com
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics Get ready to change the way you think about
economics. Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical …
economics. Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical …
Choose to lose: Health plan choices from a menu with dominated option
S Bhargava, G Loewenstein… - The Quarterly Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
We examine the health plan choices that 23,894 employees at a US firm made from a large
menu of options that differed only in financial cost-sharing and premium. These decisions …
menu of options that differed only in financial cost-sharing and premium. These decisions …
What does a deductible do? The impact of cost-sharing on health care prices, quantities, and spending dynamics
ZC Brot-Goldberg, A Chandra… - … Quarterly Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Measuring consumer responsiveness to medical care prices is a central issue in health
economics and a key ingredient in the optimal design and regulation of health insurance …
economics and a key ingredient in the optimal design and regulation of health insurance …
Sources of geographic variation in health care: Evidence from patient migration
A Finkelstein, M Gentzkow… - The quarterly journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We study the drivers of geographic variation in US health care utilization, using an empirical
strategy that exploits migration of Medicare patients to separate the role of demand and …
strategy that exploits migration of Medicare patients to separate the role of demand and …
Evaluating behaviorally motivated policy: Experimental evidence from the lightbulb market
H Allcott, D Taubinsky - American Economic Review, 2015 - aeaweb.org
Imperfect information and inattention to energy costs are important potential motivations for
energy efficiency standards and subsidies. We evaluate these motivations in the lightbulb …
energy efficiency standards and subsidies. We evaluate these motivations in the lightbulb …