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Behavioral Economics and Health Economics / Richard G. Frank.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frank, Richard G.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w10881.
- NBER working paper series no. w10881
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2004.
- Summary:
- The health sector is filled with institutions and decision-making circumstances that create friction in markets and cognitive errors by decision makers. This paper examines the potential contributions to health economics of the ideas of behavioral economics. The discussion presented here focuses on the economics of doctor-patient interactions and some aspects of quality of care. It also touches on issues related to insurance and the demand for health care. The paper argues that long standing research impasses may be aided by applying concepts from behavioral economics.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- November 2004.
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