Keith Marzilli Ericson
Biographic Data
| ID | 7390295 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keith Marzilli Ericson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keith Marzilli |
| FAMILY NAME | Ericson |
| SIGNATURE | ERICSON K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University Questrom School of Business, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reducing Administrative Barriers Increases Take-Up of Subsidized Health Insurance Coverage
Administrative barriers to social insurance program take-up are pervasive, including in subsidized health insurance. We conducted a randomized controlled trial with Massachusetts' Affordable Care Act marketplace to reduce these barriers and other behavioral frictions. We find that a “check the box” streamlined enrollment intervention raises enrollment by 10.5%, more than personalized reminder letters (7.6% increase) or generic reminder letters (4…
Inferring Risk Perceptions and Preferences Using Choice from Insurance Menus
Demand for insurance can be driven by high risk aversion or high-risk. We show how to separately identify risk preferences and risk types using only choices from menus of insurance plans. Our revealed preference approach does not rely on rational expectations, nor does it require access to claims data. We show what can be learned non-parametrically about the type distributions from variation in insurance plans, offered separately to random cross-…
The Questionable Value of Having a Choice of Levels of Health Insurance Coverage
In most health insurance markets in the United States, consumers have substantial choice about their health insurance plan. However additional choice is not an unmixed blessing as it creates challenges related to both consumer confusion and adverse selection. There is mounting evidence that many people have difficulty understanding the value of insurance coverage, like evaluating the relative benefits of lower premiums versus lower deductibles. A…
Inferring Risk Perceptions and Preferences Using Choice from Insurance Menus
Demand for insurance can be driven by high risk aversion or high-risk. We show how to separately identify risk preferences and risk types using only choices from menus of insurance plans. Our revealed preference approach does not rely on rational expectations, nor does it require access to claims data. We show what can be learned non-parametrically about the type distributions from variation in insurance plans, offered separately to random cross-…
The Questionable Value of Having a Choice of Levels of Health Insurance Coverage
In most health insurance markets in the United States, consumers have substantial choice about their health insurance plan. However additional choice is not an unmixed blessing as it creates challenges related to both consumer confusion and adverse selection. There is mounting evidence that many people have difficulty understanding the value of insurance coverage, like evaluating the relative benefits of lower premiums versus lower deductibles. A…
Inferring Risk Perceptions and Preferences Using Choice from Insurance Menus
Demand for insurance can be driven by high risk aversion or high-risk. We show how to separately identify risk preferences and risk types using only choices from menus of insurance plans. Our revealed preference approach does not rely on rational expectations, nor does it require access to claims data. We show what can be learned non-parametrically about the type distributions from variation in insurance plans, offered separately to random cross-…
Reducing Administrative Barriers Increases Take-Up of Subsidized Health Insurance Coverage
Administrative barriers to social insurance program take-up are pervasive, including in subsidized health insurance. We conducted a randomized controlled trial with Massachusetts' Affordable Care Act marketplace to reduce these barriers and other behavioral frictions. We find that a “check the box” streamlined enrollment intervention raises enrollment by 10.5%, more than personalized reminder letters (7.6% increase) or generic reminder letters (4…
Actuarial science (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Health insurance (2 works) · Public economics (2 works) · Adverse selection (1 work) · Auto insurance risk selection (1 work)