Behavioural Incentive Design for Health Policy: Steering for Health

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Joan Costa-Font (London School of Economics and Political Science) Tony Hockley (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Behavioural Incentive Design for Health Policy

Steering for Health

Joan Costa-Font (London School of Economics and Political Science), Tony Hockley (London School of Economics and Political Science), Caroline Rudisill (University of South Carolina)

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Cambridge University Press
01 June 2023

Public finance; Epidemiology & medical statistics

Behavioural economics has become a popular way of tackling a broad range of issues in public policy. By presenting a more descriptive and possibly accurate representation of human behaviour than traditional economics, Behavioural Incentive Design for Health Policy tries to make sense of decisions that follow a wider conception of welfare, influenced by social norms and narratives, pro-social motivations and choice architectures which were generally neglected by standard economics. The authors show how this model can be applied to tackle a wide range of issues in public health, including smoking, the obesity crisis, exercise uptake, alcoholism, preventive screenings and attitudes towards vaccinations. It shows not only how behavioural economics allows us to better understand such challenges, but also how it can design effective incentives for addressing them. This book is an extensive reassessment of the interaction between behavioural incentives and health.

By: Joan Costa-Font (London School of Economics and Political Science), Tony Hockley (London School of Economics and Political Science), Caroline Rudisill (University of South Carolina)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 338g
ISBN: 9781009168120
ISBN 10: 1009168126
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 01 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Behavioural Incentive Design for Health Policy: Steering for Health

'Costa-Font, Hockley and Rudisill have produced a thoughtful and comprehensive guide to the application of behavioral economics to issues in health, health care and health policy. It offers an essential platform to those seeking to engage in understanding the complicated forces shaping economic behavior in the health sector.' Richard Frank, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution 'Steering Health provides an unusually comprehensive, yet highly readable, review and analysis of the burgeoning field of behavioral health economics. Covering a wide variety of topics, including prevention, aging, and physician decision-making, it offers the reader a clear understanding of when behavioral vs. traditional economic incentives are most effective. With an eye to public programs, it is essential reading not only in the classroom and field, but also to those who influence or formulate health policies.' Thomas Rice, Distinguished Professor, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health 'Medicine is complicated, filled with uncertainty, and with stakes that are as high as they get. A perfect storm for psychological biases to creep into every decision that patients and doctors make. And also a perfect opportunity for a fascinating book to show us how behavioral economics can uncover these biases and make health care, and health, better.' Anupam B. Jena, Economist and physician at Harvard University, author Random Acts of Medicine