Behavioral economics and health economics
By: Richard G. Frank.
Contributors: National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 10881; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 10881.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Medical economics.; Economics -- Psychological aspects.
Description: "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"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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