Behavioral Economics

  • Read more: The Need for an Economic Bioethics

    The Need for an Economic Bioethics

    As the animations of markets increasingly shape the timbre and character of medicine, scholars studying ethical issues in health and medicine must be increasingly attentive to the role of market forces as they shape modern health care. For those interested in the social, ethical, and conceptual dimensions of contemporary health and medicine, there has been…

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  • Read more: #BELHP2014 Panel 2, Potential Problems and Limits of Nudges in Health Care

    #BELHP2014 Panel 2, Potential Problems and Limits of Nudges in Health Care

    [Ed. Note: On Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3, 2014, the Petrie-Flom Center hosted its 2014 annual conference: “Behavioral Economics, Law, and Health Policy.”  This is an installment in our series of live blog posts from the event; video will be available later in the summer on our website.] By Matthew L Baum In this next installment of today’s live-blogging of…