Justin Sydnor
@justinsydnor.bsky.social
Behavioral economist and Professor of Risk and Insurance at University of Wisconsin, Madison at the Wisconsin School of Business. I study insurance, decision-making, behavioral change, and other applied-microeconomics stuff. website: www.justinsydnor.com
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 @uwbusiness.bsky.social risk management and insurance professor @justinsydnor.bsky.social explains why the costs of Health Insurance Marketplace plans continue rising and the impacts of uncompensated care.
Justin Sydnor on rising costs for ACA health insurance plans
Justin Sydnor on why the costs of Health Insurance Marketplace plans continue rising.
pbswisconsin.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 @uwbusiness.bsky.social risk management and insurance professor @justinsydnor.bsky.social explains why the costs of Health Insurance Marketplace plans continue rising and the impacts of uncompensated care.
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PhD slots in health econ at Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University of Hamburg Germany
Just came back from a visit and it's a vibrant city and Center.
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
Just came back from a visit and it's a vibrant city and Center.
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
Job advertisement
www.uni-hamburg.de
October 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
PhD slots in health econ at Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University of Hamburg Germany
Just came back from a visit and it's a vibrant city and Center.
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
Just came back from a visit and it's a vibrant city and Center.
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
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The 5th Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics will take place at @uniofgalway.bsky.social in Galway, Ireland, March 18-20, 2026. For info and to register, visit: blogs.cornell.edu/ireland-mast...
Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social
Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The 5th Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics will take place at @uniofgalway.bsky.social in Galway, Ireland, March 18-20, 2026. For info and to register, visit: blogs.cornell.edu/ireland-mast...
Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social
Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social
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🚨 Rethinking Moral Hazard: Moral hazard in health insurance—the increased spending that comes when you get insured—is usually seen as wasteful due to insurance’s price distortion. This paper challenges that view.
April 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨 Rethinking Moral Hazard: Moral hazard in health insurance—the increased spending that comes when you get insured—is usually seen as wasteful due to insurance’s price distortion. This paper challenges that view.
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Excited to share that my job market paper "Does Getting Forecasts Earlier Matter? Evidence from Winter Advisories and Vehicle Crashes" is forthcoming in AEJ Policy!
Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "Does Getting Forecasts Earlier Matter? Evidence from Winter Advisories and Vehicle Crashes" by Vaibhav Anand. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Does Getting Forecasts Earlier Matter? Evidence from Winter Advisories and Vehicle Crashes
(Forthcoming Article) - Significant investments are directed toward improving the accuracy
and early availability of forecasts. However, the value of
longer lead times on forecasts is unclear. Using d...
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March 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Excited to share that my job market paper "Does Getting Forecasts Earlier Matter? Evidence from Winter Advisories and Vehicle Crashes" is forthcoming in AEJ Policy!
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No wonder retailers ignore left digit bias. Indoctrination against it starts in school!
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@justinsydnor.bsky.social @nicolacetera.bsky.social
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@justinsydnor.bsky.social @nicolacetera.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
No wonder retailers ignore left digit bias. Indoctrination against it starts in school!
Cc:
@justinsydnor.bsky.social @nicolacetera.bsky.social
Cc:
@justinsydnor.bsky.social @nicolacetera.bsky.social
My department, Risk and Insurance at the Wisconsin School of Business, UW Madison is hiring for two positions (open rank) as part of a campus-wide hiring initiatives on AI and Climate/Environmental Challenges. Position links with full descriptions below. Please help spread the word.
October 7, 2024 at 1:34 PM
My department, Risk and Insurance at the Wisconsin School of Business, UW Madison is hiring for two positions (open rank) as part of a campus-wide hiring initiatives on AI and Climate/Environmental Challenges. Position links with full descriptions below. Please help spread the word.
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Vanguard just announced a $100 account closure fee... for people who already hold accounts. Is this legal? What if they announced a $1 million account closure fee? Hard to have competition on fees if you can ex post assess new fees on customers for leaving!
May 1, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Vanguard just announced a $100 account closure fee... for people who already hold accounts. Is this legal? What if they announced a $1 million account closure fee? Hard to have competition on fees if you can ex post assess new fees on customers for leaving!
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New NBER WP: What is the objective of the firm? Shareholders want firms to set prices lower than the profit-maximizing price. 1/n www.nber.org/papers/w32064
What Do Shareholders Want? Consumer Welfare and the Objective of the Firm
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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January 22, 2024 at 11:47 AM
New NBER WP: What is the objective of the firm? Shareholders want firms to set prices lower than the profit-maximizing price. 1/n www.nber.org/papers/w32064