We present new evidence on the relationship between health behaviors and experimental measures of risk and time preferences and introduce evidence that perceived control - a measure incorporated from the health psychology literature - is a stronger and more consistent predictor of health...

The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated policies may impact body weight in a variety of ways. Using data from the 2018-2020 waves of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), we estimate the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on Body Mass Index and the probability of obesity for adults...

A subset of harm reduction strategies encourages individuals to switch from a harmful addictive good to a less harmful addictive good; examples include e-cigarettes (substitutes for combustible cigarettes) and methadone and buprenorphine (substitutes for opioids). Such harm reduction methods have...

Intro -- Table 1. Household spending trends, 2000 to 2010 -- Table 2. Average spending by race and Hispanic origin of householder, 2010 -- Table 3. Indexed spending by race and Hispanic origin of householder, 2010 -- Table 4. Total spending by race and Hispanic origin of householder, 2010 --...

This paper explores differences in choice of health plan using data from the 2009 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey. It examines the likelihood of having a choice of plan by various demographics and work-related variables. It also examines choice by health status and health...

This paper presents findings from the 2009 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey, which provides nationally representative data regarding the growth of consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), and the impact of these plans and consumer...