neoclassical economics

Incentives and social preferences

Sam Watson
September 3, 2013July 13, 2018
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Demand for Health and Health Care, Public Health

Incentives are widely and frequently used to influence preferences among people with the aim of achieving some socially beneficial end. These incentives include fines, rewards, and taxes. From the domain of health, Pigouvian taxes on foods deemed unhealthy and pricing… Read More »Incentives and social preferences

Marginalism, reductionism, realism

Sam Watson
August 5, 2013July 13, 2018
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Demand for Health and Health Care, Determinants of Health and Ill-Health

There is a large literature documenting the socioeconomic gradient in health. Whether it be measured by education, income or some other metric, individuals of a lower socioeconomic status have worse health. Understanding and explaining this gradient is of great importance… Read More »Marginalism, reductionism, realism

neoclassical economics

Marginalism, reductionism, realism

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