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Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE)
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Take a look at CHIBE’s publications, which are helping advance the science of using behavioral economics to improve health and leading to discoveries around how our minds work.

The Effects Of Labor Unions On Nurse Staffing Ratios And Quality Of Care In US Nursing Homes, 2013-21

Health Affairs
March 1, 2026
Adam Dean, Jamie McCallum, Atheendar S Venkataramani, Paula Chatterjee, Norma B Coe, David Michaels

The Effects Of Labor Unions On Nurse Staffing Ratios And Quality Of Care In US Nursing Homes, 2013-21

Health Affairs
March 1, 2026
Adam Dean, Jamie McCallum, Atheendar S. Venkataramani, Paula Chatterjee, Norma B. Coe, David Michaels

Using big data to uncover the causes of dementia

Nature Health
January 30, 2026
Jason Fletcher, Atheendar Venkataramani & David H. Rehkopf

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Policies and Food Insecurity

JAMA Health Forum
December 12, 2025
Sriya Potluri, Atheendar S Venkataramani, Scott A Lorch, Nicholas Illenberger, Sameed Ahmed M Khatana

Public Policies, Social Narratives, and Population Health

The New England Journal of Medicine
July 26, 2025
Atheendar S Venkataramani, Pritpal S Tamber, Anthony Iton

The Corporatization of U.S. Health Care — A New Perspective Series

The New England Journal of Medicine
July 2, 2025
Debra Malina, Atheendar S. Venkataramani, Lisa Rosenbaum, Genevra Pittman, Stephen Morrissey

Natural Experiments to Inform Clinical Practice

NEJM Evidence
April 22, 2025
Atheendar S Venkataramani, Elizabeth F Bair

Repeal of Subminimum Wages and Social Determinants of Health Among People With Disabilities

JAMA Health Forum
November 1, 2024
Mihir Kakara, Elizabeth F Bair, Atheendar S Venkataramani

The Risk Of Perpetuating Health Disparities Through Cost-Effectiveness Analyses

Health Affairs
August 1, 2024
Sanjay Basu, Atheendar S. Venkataramani, and Dean Schillinger

Changes in Health Care Workers’ Economic Outcomes Following Medicaid Expansion

JAMA
February 27, 2024
Sasmira Matta, Paula Chatterjee, Atheendar S. Venkataramani

Officer-Involved Killings of Unarmed Black People and Racial Disparities in Sleep Health

JAMA Internal Medicine
February 5, 2024
Atheendar S. Venkataramani, Elizabeth F. Bair, Jacob Bor, Chandra L. Jackson, Ichiro Kawachi, Jooyoung Lee, Andrew Papachristos, Alexander C. Tsai

Wealth Redistribution to Extend Longevity in the US

JAMA Internal Medicine
January 29, 2024
Kathryn E. W. Himmelstein, Alexander C. Tsai, Atheendar S. Venkataramani

Public Views on Medicaid Work Requirements and Mandatory Premiums in Kentucky

JAMA Health Forum
October 20, 2023
Kristen Underhill, Elizabeth F. Bair, Erica L. Dixon, William J. Ferrell, Kristin A. Linn, Kevin G. Volpp, Atheendar S. Venkataramani

Moving Beyond Intent and Realizing Health Equity

JAMA Health Forum
September 1, 2023
Atheendar S. Venkataramani

Continuous Eligibility And Coverage Policies Expanded Children’s Medicaid Enrollment

Health Affairs
June 5, 2023
Aditi Vasan, Chén C. Kenyon, Alexander G. Fiks, and Atheendar S. Venkataramani

Potential Gaps in Income Support Policies for Those in Poor Health: The Case of the Earned Income Tax Credit-A Cross Sectional Analysis

SSM - Population Health
May 12, 2023
Seth A. Berkowitz, Gaurav Dave, Atheendar S. Venkataramani