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Predictors of social distancing and mask-wearing behavior: panel survey in seven U.S. states

Nikolov, Plamen; Pape, Andreas D.; Tonguc, Ozlem; … - 2020

This paper presents preliminary summary results from a longitudinal study of participants in seven U.S. states during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to standard socio-economic characteristics, we collect data on various economic preference parameters: time, risk, and social preferences, and...

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The economics of risky health behaviors

Cawley, John H.; Ruhm, Christopher J. - 2011

Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...

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A Risk Based Random Utility Model for Discrete Choice Analysis in Medical Health Economics with Application to Diabetes Patients' Choices Among Treatment Plans in the US

Niankara, Ibrahim - 2014

In an ever expanding patient-centered care system such as the U.S. Health care system, understanding patients' enrollment decisions among alternative health plans is crucial to improving the quality of care from the perspective of patients, their physicians and third party providers. This paper...

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US Adults’ Preferences for Allocating 500 Million Free COVID-19 Tests

Schmidt, Harald; Golos, Aleksandra; Sadecki, Emily; … - 2022

, particular in case demand exceeds supply. The question of allocation is critical, as the use of websites in the initial vaccine … allocation demonstrated inequitable outcomes. On both equity and public health grounds, it is important that more disadvantaged … approach implemented by the majority of US states for vaccine allocation).We found significant differences in support across …

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Reserve System Design for Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in a Pandemic : Some Perspectives from the Field

Pathak, Parag A.; Persad, Govind; Sönmez, Tayfun; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought renewed attention to rationing guidelines for scarce medical resources. This paper describes the benefits of using a reserve system over a priority system in operationalizing compromises between certain ethical goals. In the last two years, more than a dozen...

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