Macher presents “Does the Internet Improve Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes?” at the 2016 TPRC Conference

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Date: Saturday, October 1, 2016 -9:00am to 10:30am

Location: TPRC44, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, Arlington, VA

Academic Director Jeffrey Macher presented his joint research “Does the Internet Improve Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes? Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey,” with Olga Ukhaneva and John Mayo  at the 44th TPRC Conference (new window). 

Session Details:

Moderator: Jim McConnaughey, NTIA (retired)

• Does the Internet Improve Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes? Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey (new window), Jeffrey T. Macher,* Georgetown University – Center for Business and Public Policy, John W. Mayo, Georgetown University – Department of Strategy/Economics/Ethics/Public Policy, Olga Ukhaneva, Georgetown University – Center for Business and Public Policy
• Why the Networks Can’t Beat Netflix: Speculations on the US OTT Services Market (new window), Eun-A Park, University of New Haven (presented by Ben Cramer,* Pennsylvania State University)
• Watch or Do: Vicarious and Experiential Learning by Entrepreneurs in a Crowdfunding Market (new window), Jaclyn Selby,* Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Alva Taylor, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth