Label, nudge or tax? A review of health policies for risky behaviours
<p>This work proposes a critical, non systematic, review of the three main lines of health policy interventions to deal with risky behaviours, such as over-eating, smoking, sedentary lives, and excess alcohol drinking, namely: i) the release of information on health risks and consequences; ii)...
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| description | <p>This work proposes a critical, non systematic, review of the three main lines of health policy interventions to deal with risky behaviours, such as over-eating, smoking, sedentary lives, and excess alcohol drinking, namely: i) the release of information on health risks and consequences; ii) the use of financial incentives; and iii) direct policy intervention in markets, through regulation and taxation. First, the health and economic impact of the risky behaviours epidemics are briefly described. Then a critical review follows on the evidence existing on the effectiveness of each type of intervention. The review will also highlight the public health approach staying beyond each type of policy on risky behaviours and critically consider them within the context of more general health and social policy interventions.<strong></strong></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab4116f33fd84948b7322a2e35fe0f4e2023-01-02T02:12:22ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Public Health Research2279-90282279-90362012-02-0111e5e510.4081/jphr.2012.e57Label, nudge or tax? A review of health policies for risky behavioursMatteo M. Galizzi0Centre for Study of Incentives in Health<p>This work proposes a critical, non systematic, review of the three main lines of health policy interventions to deal with risky behaviours, such as over-eating, smoking, sedentary lives, and excess alcohol drinking, namely: i) the release of information on health risks and consequences; ii) the use of financial incentives; and iii) direct policy intervention in markets, through regulation and taxation. First, the health and economic impact of the risky behaviours epidemics are briefly described. Then a critical review follows on the evidence existing on the effectiveness of each type of intervention. The review will also highlight the public health approach staying beyond each type of policy on risky behaviours and critically consider them within the context of more general health and social policy interventions.<strong></strong></p>http://www.jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/35Behavioural health economicsincentives in healthfat tax |
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| title | Label, nudge or tax? A review of health policies for risky behaviours |
| title_full | Label, nudge or tax? A review of health policies for risky behaviours |
| title_fullStr | Label, nudge or tax? A review of health policies for risky behaviours |
| title_full_unstemmed | Label, nudge or tax? A review of health policies for risky behaviours |
| title_short | Label, nudge or tax? A review of health policies for risky behaviours |
| title_sort | label nudge or tax a review of health policies for risky behaviours |
| topic | Behavioural health economics incentives in health fat tax |
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