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A Run-Down of the CEGA Behavioral Economics in Global Health Conference
“How can we use behavioral insights to nudge individuals into better health decision making?” This is one of the fundamental questions that inspired the third annual Conference on Behavioral Economics (BE) in Global Health at UC Berkeley, organized by the Behavioral Economics in Reproductive Health Initiative (BERI) at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA).
Big Data Is Nudging You
Slow to hit the purchase button? Here’s how you may be nudged to buy.
Trust, the Sharing Economy and Behavioral Economics
Getting trust right is critical to commerce and economic growth. Evidence from behavioral economics can help guide the way.
The Artist Is Present
Emerging insights on “temporal contagion” explain the unusual contours of limited-edition markets.
Developing SIMPLER Solutions
The BIAS project completed 15 randomized controlled trials of behavioral interventions in child care, child support, and work support programs. This article summarizes the “SIMPLER” framework of behavioral concepts and shares examples of how these concepts were used in BIAS interventions.
A Nudge for Coverage: Last-Mile Problems for Health Insurance
A variety of case studies demonstrate the powerful combination of data science and behavioral science. Perhaps the health insurance market can benefit as well.