University of Basel, Faculty of Business and Economics, WWZ Auditorium, Peter Merian-Weg 6, 4052 Basel
Economy & Law
The economics of health behaviour: incentives, emotions, policy
Public inaugural lecture by Prof. Dr. Armando N. Meier, Assistant Professor of Health Economics
Economists and public health researchers have long debated about policies to encourage healthy behavior and reduce negative impacts of unhealthy behavior on others. To design effective policies that address both, self-control problems and negative externalities, understanding economic drivers of health behaviors is essential.
In this lecture, I will first highlight the role of emotions, heuristics, and economic preferences in risk taking and health behavior. I will then discuss the potential of incentives and nudges to change behavior, including negative impacts of paying people. Last, I will consider key emerging areas in health economics: policy adoption and personalized policy.
Program
18.15: Welcome: Prof. Dr. Alois Stutzer, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics
18.20: Inaugural lecture by Prof. Dr. Armando N. Meier
19.00: Public discussion
19.15: Apéro
Armando N. Meier is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Health Economics. He earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Basel in 2018 and received the faculty prize for the best dissertation. During his studies, he conducted research at Columbia University, the University of Chicago, and Stanford University. After completing his PhD, he worked as a Principal Researcher at the University of Chicago and as a Senior Researcher at the University of Lausanne before returning to Basel. Additionally, he holds the position of Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics.
Armando Meier's main areas of research and teaching are in health economics, with a focus on behavioral, public, and labor economics.
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