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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Imperfect information and inattention to energy costs are important potential motivations for
energy efficiency standards and subsidies. We evaluate these motivations in the lightbulb …

Traditional models of insurance choice are predicated on fully informed and rational
consumers protecting themselves from exposure to financial risk. In practice, choosing an …