The field of behavioral economics has made important inroads into the understanding of
substance use disorders through the concept of reinforcer pathology. Reinforcer pathology …

This paper reviews the economic research on obesity, covering topics such as the
measurement of, and trends in, obesity, the economic causes of obesity (eg the monetary …

Many have argued that digital technologies such as smartphones and social media are
addictive. We develop an economic model of digital addiction and estimate it using a …

We document three remarkable features of the Opower program, in which social comparison-
based home energy reports are repeatedly mailed to more than six million households …

From failures of intelligence analysis to misguided beliefs about vaccinations, biased
judgment and decision making contributes to problems in policy, business, medicine, law …

Conventional economic policy focuses on 'economic'solutions (eg taxes, incentives,
regulation) to problems caused by market-level factors such as externalities, misaligned …

This article explores the topics of motivation and self-regulation in the context of weight
management and related behaviors. We focus on the role of a qualitative approach to …

Financial incentives have shown strong positive short-run effects for problematic health
behaviors that likely stem from time inconsistency. However, the effects often disappear …

The outbreak of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a public health
emergency of international concern. The number of COVID-infected individuals and related …

Unhealthy behavior is responsible for much human disease, and a common goal of
contemporary preventive medicine is therefore to encourage behavior change. However …