硕士研究生王露有关“Health Perception Biases and Risky Health Behaviors in China”的合作研究被Applied Economics Letters接收。该研究为团队和德国霍恩海姆大学Alfonso Sousa-Poza教授合作完成。该研究首次探讨我国老年人健康认知偏误如何影响不健康行为。该研究结果表明，健康过度自信增加了我国老年人饮酒、超重和肥胖的风险。

Abstract

Using data from the 2011 and 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, this paper analyzes the relation between health perception biases and risky health behaviors among adults aged 45 and older. We compare objective health outcomes (including hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes) with perceived conditions to assess absolute health perception biases and hypothesize that the role of biased health perceptions is a potential predictor for risky health behaviors. We provide evidence for the existence of positive absolute health perception biases and further document clear associations between health overconfidence and higher probabilities of alcohol consumption, overweight, and obesity, with the notable exception of smoking.

Keywords: health perception, health biases, overconfidence, risky behaviors

JEL classification: D11, I12, I18

Weblink: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2021.1983125.