We propose a triple test to evaluate the usefulness of behavioral economics models for public health policy. Test 1 is whether the model provides reasonably new insights. Test 2 is on whether these have been properly applied to policy settings. Test 3 is whether they are corroborated by...

This paper examines the economic consequences of poor health in the Russian Federation, a country with exceptionally adverse adult health outcomes. In both baseline OLS models, as well as in models with fixed effects, acute ill-health events in Russia generally have much weaker association with...