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Can We Nudge, Instead of Regulate, Our Way Out of Obesity?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Behavioral economics can also be utilized to reduce public health costs. When costs are not completely internalized by participants in a market, there is a spillover effect that economists refer to as an externality. Externalities can be positive or negative, depending on whether the spillover effect is beneficial or costly for society, and sometimes positive externalities are subsidized (e.g., public education) and negative externalities are taxed (e.g., cigarettes). |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.acsh.org/printpdf/12611 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
