Sharam Heshmat
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- School: University of Illinois Springfield
- Campus: Springfield
- Department: Economics
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Springfield, IL - 62703 - Dates at University of Illinois: August 2005 - December 2019
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Biography
University of Illinois Springfield Springfield - Economics
Experience
University of Illinois at Springfield
Associate professor emeritus
Shahram Heshmat, PhD specializes in health economics; his research & teaching focus on addictive behavior from a behavioral economics perspective; he tries to provide an understanding of why people behave in ways known to have dire consequences for their long-term health, as with excessive alcohol consumption, poor food choices, or over-eating.
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Managerial Economics, Health Economics of Addiction and Obesity
Publications
Addiction: A Behavioral Economic Perspective
Routledge
A Behavioral Economic Perspective focuses on the behavioral economics of addiction to explain why someone decides and act against her own well-being.
