Abstract

Why do "inability to decide" and "procrastination" occur in medical practice? With behavioral economics, this book presents the theoretical background and solutions.

Author’s Information

Fumio Ohtake(Editor and Author)

Fumio Ohtake was born in Kyoto Prefecture in 1961, graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University in 1983, and completed the Master's Course at the Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University in 1985.
After working as an assistant at the Faculty of Economics, Osaka University, and as a professor at the Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University, he became a professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University in 2018. D. in economics, and he specializes in labor economics and behavioral economics.
For "Inequality in Japan" ( Nikkei Inc.), he received the Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science in 2005, The Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities in 2005, and the Mainichi Shimbun Economist Award in 2006.
He received the Ishikawa Prize from the Japan Economic Association in 2006 and the Japan Academy Prize in 2008.
He is the author of "The Sense of Economic Thinking," "Competition and Fairness," and "How to Walk in a Competitive Society" (all published by Chukoh Shinsho).


Kei Hirai(Editor and Author)
Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1972, Kei Hirai completed his master's degree at the Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University in 1997.
After working as an assistant at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Osaka University in 1997, and as an associate professor in the Office of Large-Scale Education and Research Project Support, Future Strategy Organization, and Corporate Planning Office at the same university, he became an associate professor at the Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University in 2018.
D. in Human Sciences, and has been a supervising health psychologist at Kishiwada Municipal Hospital since 2010. He specializes in health and medical psychology, behavioral medicine, psycho-oncology, and behavioral economics.
He received an incentive award from the Japanese Society of Psycho-oncology in 2007 and an incentive award for practical activities from the Japanese Society of Health Psychology in 2013.