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Chris Sampson

Founder of the Academic Health Economists' Blog. Senior Principal Economist at the Office of Health Economics. ORCID: 0000-0001-9470-2369

The economics of the ‘nudge’: Why the UK government’s new public health policy won’t work

The UK Government recently announced its plans for “Public Health England”, with ‘nudging’ high on the agenda. What the government considers a ‘nudge’ is unclear, though it seems to mean giving people the opportunity to improve their own health. Here’s… Read More »The economics of the ‘nudge’: Why the UK government’s new public health policy won’t work

Post #1

Here we have the first post, of which there will soon be many, that you can read on the brand new Academic Health Economists’ Blog. The Blog has been started because we feel there is something lacking in the current… Read More »Post #1