incentives
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Incentives vs Mandates: Encouraging People to Get the Covid-19 Vaccine
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A year after the first vaccines for COVID-19 were administered, the United States is still struggling to reach herd immunity, which scientists estimate to occur when 70% of the population is vaccinated (Robertson et al, 2021). The main challenge in reaching herd immunity has been vaccine hesitancy. People have refused…
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Fentanyl’s Rise on Darknet Markets (and How to Stop It)
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Over the past decade, opioid-related overdose has become the leading cause of death for American adults under age 50. During the same period, opioid deaths caused by synthetic narcotics increased 13-fold, and by 2017 they accounted for 60% of all opioid-related deaths. One drug compound dominates this category: fentanyl. Fentanyl’s…
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Can Behavioral Economists Nudge Young Hands Out of the Cookie Jar?
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Using incentives to influence children’s food choices may have an impact that extends beyond a one-time choice. Leveraging behavioral economic techniques, like incentives, could help encourage children to choose and consume healthier foods.
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Who Feels the Effects of Corporate Tax Change?
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A new study uses a spatial model of local economies to calculate the incidence of corporate income tax on firms, workers, and landowners.
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Paying for Equity: Changing Pay for Performance to Reduce Disparities in Healthcare Funding
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Healthcare pay for performance programs tend to hurt providers working with disadvantaged populations. A new study proposes an alternative payment model that more equitably provides funds to providers working with these patients
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The Unseen Taxes Created by the Affordable Care Act
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A new study explains the effects on the labor supply created by the Affordable Care Act. The ACA creates a penalty on employers that incentivizes a reduction in full-time hiring, as well as creating an implicit tax on full-time employees that encourages them to work less.
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Conditional Demand Analysis: A cheap and effective approach to modeling residential energy usage
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The statistical technique of conditional demand analysis allows Canadian researchers to cheaply estimate residential appliance savings and help policymakers structure behavioral and technological conservation programs.
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True Grit: Paul Tough on Non-Cognitive Skills Education
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A nationally-renowned author seeks to expand the way we view educational attainment