The Politics of Pooling Risk: Compassion, Self-Interest, and Healthcare

• In Event: Empathy, Sympathy, and Compassion

Brief Overview

Using both experimental economic games and observational analyses, we find that decisions regarding health insurance extend farther than self-interest— preferences regarding health insurance are also influenced by compassion.

Authors

• Daniella Alva, Stony Brook University

• Talbot M Andrews, University of Connecticut

• Andrew W. Delton, Stony Brook University