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"Many modern policy challenges are linked directly to unhealthy living and struggling health systems. This book is for anyone interested in the use of the latest behavioural insights within this crucial policy arena, to incentivise change. It will appeal to practitioners, academics, or students across a wide range of disciplines"--
List of contents
1. BEHAVIOURAL INCENTIVES AND HEALTH; 2. BEHAVIOURAL LEARNING AND THE DESIGN OF INCENTIVES; 3. MONETARY INCENTIVES FOR HEALTH; 4. SOCIAL INCENTIVES FOR HEALTH BEHAVIOURS; 5. NUDGING FOR BETTER HEALTH; 6. SOCIAL PREFERENCES AND HEALTH; 7. PREVENTION FAILURES; 8. BEHAVIOURAL ANOMALIES IN THE DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE; 9. BEHAVIOURAL ANOMALIES IN THE HEALTH CARE SUPPLY; 10. BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH INSURANCE UPTAKE; 11. AGEING AND CAREGIVING DECISIONS OVER TIME; 12. POLICY APPLICATIONS FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE.
About the author
Dr Joan Costa-Font is Professor of Health Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where he lead the Ageing and Health Incentives Lab (AHIL). He is the co-director of the MSc International Health Policy, and the bulk of his teaching is on behavioural health economics. He is book review editor of Behavioural Public Policy journal, been Harkness Fellow at Harvard University, policy evaluation scholar and Sciences Po and has held visiting research positions at Oxford University, Boston College and UCL.Dr Tony Hockley is a Senior Visiting Fellow in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Director of the Policy Analysis Centre Ltd, and Editor of the Behavioural Public Policy blog for Cambridge University Press. Tony has extensive experience in public policy leadership in government, industry, and consulting practice.Dr Caroline Rudisill is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina. She is a health economist and conducts research on the economics of health behaviors and decision-making about health-related risks.
Summary
Many modern policy challenges are linked directly to unhealthy living and struggling health systems. This book is for anyone interested in the use of the latest behavioural insights within this crucial policy arena, to incentivise change. It will appeal to practitioners, academics, or students across a wide range of disciplines.
Foreword
Gives insight into the use of behavioural approaches to incentivise better health and health systems.
