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Air date:	Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 3:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Views:	Total views: 150 * This only includes stats from October 2011 and forward.
Category:	BSSR - Behavioral and Social Sciences
Runtime:	01:26:57
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Description:	The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) will present a seminar with national experts from the ideas42 research group on behavioral economics and health. Guest Speakers: • Sendhil Mullainathan, Professor of Economics, Harvard University • Eldar Shafir, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University • Katherine Baicker, Professor of Health Economics, Harvard University • William Congdon, Research Director, Brookings Institution • Gregory Mills, Senior Research Director, Harvard University • Lisa Gennetian, Senior Research Director, Brookings Institution Programs that address critical health and social problems have too often been met with limited success. One possible reason for this is that many programs are built on incomplete assumptions about human behavior. ideas42 is a research organization that draws on behavioral economics to infuse health and social policy efforts - from health insurance expansion to poverty alleviation - with a richer model of human behavior. Emerging science in the field of decision-making and cognitive psychology leads to new insights into the sources and nature of human behavior, as well as to new approaches and tools for addressing them. With a more nuanced understanding of why and how people make decisions, policies can improve people’s lives not simply by mandating, subsidizing, or penalizing, but also by recognizing and responding to the role of human frailties. For example, programs and policies employing these models can make it easier for people to follow their doctor's advice, plan for retirement or search for a better job. We will describe a behavioral economics approach to human behavior with a focus on health. Our strategy combines research (infusion of new ideas, testing, and evaluation) with action (program implementation, service delivery, attention to process and on-the ground details) to design effective solutions to our most pressing health and social problems.

NLM Title:	Behavioral economics and health / Sendhil Mullainathan ... [et al.].
Author:	Mullainathan, Sendhil. National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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Abstract:	(CIT): The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) will present a seminar with national experts from the ideas42 research group on behavioral economics and health. Guest Speakers: .Sendhil Mullainathan, Professor of Economics, Harvard University .Eldar Shafir, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University .Katherine Baicker, Professor of Health Economics, Harvard University .William Congdon, Research Director, Brookings Institution .Gregory Mills, Senior Research Director, Harvard University .Lisa Gennetian, Senior Research Director, Brookings Institution Programs that address critical health and social problems have too often been met with limited success. One possible reason for this is that many programs are built on incomplete assumptions about human behavior. ideas42 is a research organization that draws on behavioral economics to infuse health and social policy efforts - from health insurance expansion to poverty alleviation - with a richer model of human behavior. Emerging science in the field of decision-making and cognitive psychology leads to new insights into the sources and nature of human behavior, as well as to new approaches and tools for addressing them. With a more nuanced understanding of why and how people make decisions, policies can improve people"s lives not simply by mandating, subsidizing, or penalizing, but also by recognizing and responding to the role of human frailties. For example, programs and policies employing these models can make it easier for people to follow their doctor's advice, plan for retirement or search for a better job. We will describe a behavioral economics approach to human behavior with a focus on health. Our strategy combines research (infusion of new ideas, testing, and evaluation) with action (program implementation, service delivery, attention to process and on-the ground details) to design effective solutions to our most pressing health and social problems.
Subjects:	Choice Behavior Health Services--economics Health Services--statistics & numerical data Insurance, Health--economics Insurance, Health--statistics & numerical data Medical Assistance--economics Medical Assistance--statistics & numerical data United States
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast
NLM Classification:	W 84 AA1
NLM ID:	101518950
CIT Live ID:	8083
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=8083

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