Multiple purposes, multiple problems: A user study of consent dialogs after GDPR

D Machuletz, R Böhme - arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.10048, 2019 - arxiv.org
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires websites to ask
for consent to the use of cookies for\emph {specific purposes}. This enlarges the relevant …

Choice inconsistencies among the elderly: evidence from plan choice in the Medicare Part D program

J Abaluck, J Gruber - American Economic Review, 2011 - aeaweb.org
We evaluate the choices of elders across their insurance options under the Medicare Part D
Prescription Drug plan, using a unique dataset of prescription drug claims matched to …

Would people behave differently if they better understood social security? Evidence from a field experiment

JB Liebman, EFP Luttmer - American Economic Journal: Economic …, 2015 - aeaweb.org
This paper presents the results of a randomized field experiment that provided information
about key Social Security features to older workers. The experiment was designed to …

Simplification and saving

J Beshears, JJ Choi, D Laibson, BC Madrian - Journal of economic …, 2013 - Elsevier
The daunting complexity of important financial decisions can lead to procrastination. We
evaluate a low-cost intervention that substantially simplifies the retirement savings plan …

Sinking, swimming, or learning to swim in Medicare Part D

JD Ketcham, C Lucarelli, EJ Miravete… - American Economic …, 2012 - aeaweb.org
Abstract Under Medicare Part D, senior citizens choose prescription drug insurance offered
by numerous private insurers. We examine nonpoor enrollees' actions in 2006 and 2007 …

[PDF][PDF] Savings policy and decision-making in low-income households

S Mullainathan, E Shafir - Insufficient funds: Savings, assets, credit, and …, 2009 - sendhil.org
Theories about poverty, held both by social scientists and by regular folks, typically fall into
one of two camps: those who regard the behaviors of the economically disadvantaged as …

Age effects and heuristics in decision making

T Besedeš, C Deck, S Sarangi, M Shor - Review of Economics and …, 2012 - direct.mit.edu
Using controlled experiments, we examine how individuals make choices when faced with
multiple options. Choice tasks are designed to mimic the selection of health insurance …

Complex Medicare Advantage choices may overwhelm seniors—especially those with impaired decision making

JM McWilliams, CC Afendulis, TG McGuire… - Health …, 2011 - healthaffairs.org
The proliferation of Medicare Advantage plans has given Medicare enrollees more choices,
but these could be overwhelming for some, especially for those with impaired decision …

Opportunities for greater energy efficiency in government facilities by aligning decision structures with advances in behavioral science

L Delgado, T Shealy - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2007, Executive Order 13423 mandated 30% energy and emission reductions for
all government facilities by 2015. Unfortunately, the government fell short of their goal by …

Prescription drug use under Medicare Part D: A linear model of nonlinear budget sets

J Abaluck, J Gruber, A Swanson - Journal of public economics, 2018 - Elsevier
Medicare Part D enrollees face a complicated decision: they dynamically choose
prescription drug consumption in each period given difficult-to-find prices and a nonlinear …