Choice, Behavioural Economics and Addiction (eBook)
458 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-050110-9 (ISBN)
The book discusses the four major theories of addiction that have been developed in the area of economic science/behavioural economics. They are:
. hyperbolic discounting
. melioration
. relative addiction
. rational addiction
The main objective of the book is to popularise these ideas among addiction researchers, academics and practitioners. The specific aims are to articulate the shared and distinctive elements of these four theories, to present and discuss the latest empirical work on substance abuse and addiction that is being conducted in this area, and to articulate a range of applied implications of this body of work for clinical, public health and public policy initiatives.
The book is based on an invitation-only conference entitled, Choice, Behavioural Economics and Addiction: Theory, Evidence and Applications held at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, March 30 - April 1, 2001. The conference was attended by prominent scientists and scholars, representing a range of disciplines concerned with theories of addiction and their consequences for policy and practice. The papers in the book are based on the papers given at the above conference, together with commentaries by distinguished experts and, in many cases, replies to these comments by the presenters.
Choice, Behavioural Economics and Addiction is about the theory, data, and applied implications of choice-based models of substance use and addiction. The distinction between substance use and addiction is important, because many individuals use substances but are not also addicted to them. The behavioural economic perspective has made contributions to the analysis of both of these phenomena and, while the major focus of the book is on theories of addiction, it is necessary also to consider the behavioural economic account of substance use in order to place the theories in their proper context and provide full coverage of the contribution of behavioural economics to this field of study. The book discusses the four major theories of addiction that have been developed in the area of economic science/behavioural economics. They are:* hyperbolic discounting* melioration* relative addiction* rational addiction The main objective of the book is to popularise these ideas among addiction researchers, academics and practitioners. The specific aims are to articulate the shared and distinctive elements of these four theories, to present and discuss the latest empirical work on substance abuse and addiction that is being conducted in this area, and to articulate a range of applied implications of this body of work for clinical, public health and public policy initiatives. The book is based on an invitation-only conference entitled, Choice, Behavioural Economics and Addiction: Theory, Evidence and Applications held at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, March 30 - April 1, 2001. The conference was attended by prominent scientists and scholars, representing a range of disciplines concerned with theories of addiction and their consequences for policy and practice. The papers in the book are based on the papers given at the above conference, together with commentaries by distinguished experts and, in many cases, replies to these comments by the presenters.
Cover 1
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Preface 14
Chapter 1. Introduction: Overview of Behavioural Economic Perspectives on Substance Use and Addiction 22
Part I: Views from Four Theories of Addiction 54
Chapter 2. Hyperbolic Discounting as a Factor in Addiction: A Critical Analysis 56
Comments on Ainslie and Monterosso 83
Reply to Miller 88
Chapter 3. Evolving Models of Addictive Behavior: From Neoclassical to Behavioral Economics 92
Comments on Chaloupka, Emery and Liang 111
Chapter 4. Consumption Dependent Changes in Reward Value: A Framework for Understanding Addiction 116
Comments on Heyman 143
Chapter 5. Economic Concepts in the Behavioral Study of Addiction 150
Comments on Rachlin 171
Part II: Other Perspectives on Addiction 176
Chapter 6. Addiction: Definitions and Mechanisms 178
Comments on Skog 197
Reply to Heather 203
Chapter 7. Choosing Delayed Rewards: Perspectives from Learning Theory, Neurochemistry, and Neuroanatomy 204
Comments on Cardinal, Robbins and Everitt 235
Reply to Bickel 238
Chapter 8. Reason and Addiction 240
Comments on Gjelsvik 260
Reply to Ainslie 266
Chapter 9. Junk Time: Pathological Behavior as the Interaction of Evolutionary and Cultural Forces 270
Comments on Bickel and Johnson 293
Reply to Humphreys 297
Part III: Empirical Studies of Addiction 300
Chapter 10. Rational Addiction and Injection of Heroin 302
Comments on Bretteville-Jensen 324
Reply to Morrisey 327
Chapter 11. Social Interaction and Drug Use: Rachlin vs. Schelling 330
Comments on Melberg 353
Reply to Rachlin 356
Chapter 12. Discounting the Value of Commodities According to Different Types of Cost 360
Comments on Mitchell 379
Part IV: Practical Implications 384
Chapter 13. Merging Behavioral Economic and Public Health Approaches to the Delivery of Services for Substance Abuse: Concepts and Applications 386
Comments on Tucker and Simpson 400
Chapter 14. Is the Addiction Concept Useful for Drug Policy? 404
Comments on MacCoun 423
Reply to Schuster 428
Concluding Comments 430
Author Index 448
Subject Index 454
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.11.2003 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-08-050110-9 / 0080501109 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-08-050110-9 / 9780080501109 |
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