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April 1, 2011 | Book
This paper is part of a series on obesity published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The authors used data from pediatric visits to estimate effects of certain changes to the environment on children’s body mass. Environmental factors examined in this study are fast-food restaurants, supermarkets, parks, trails, violent crimes and 13 types of recreational amenities.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This paper examines the economic causes and consequences of obesity, the rationales for government intervention, the cost-effectiveness of various policies, and the need for more research funding.
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
There are many high-risk behaviors in which youth engage which have important implications for their present well-being and their prospects later in life. Yet, most traditional economists have paid relatively little attention to creating economic models of youth behavior.
September 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1998 to 2002, the Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Change at Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., (renamed the Council on Health Care Economics and Policy in February 2002) continued its work to identify critical issues brought about by health system change and to generate new ideas for improving the financing and delivery of health services in the United States.
October 1, 2000 | Program Result
From 1996 to 1998, Victor R. Fuchs, Ph.D., conducted research in three areas:
April 9, 2013 | Program Result
Scholars in Health Policy Research builds a field of creative thinkers in the field of health policy. Recent graduates of PhD programs in economics, political science, and sociology study health policy at one of three universities for two years.
March 6, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Lori Melichar spoke with Drs. Kevin Volpp and David Asch, co-directors of the Foundation’s Behavioral Economics Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, to talk about low-value health care.
March 4, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Lori Melichar Gadkari, PhD, MA, a labor economist and senior program officer in the Foundation’s Research and Evaluation team shares information on Pioneer's newest CFP in the field of behavioral economics.
December 24, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
October 16, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Two men responsible for the National Resident Matching Program algorithm were recognized with the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.