% WARNING: This file may contain UTF-8 (unicode) characters. % While non-8-bit characters are officially unsupported in BibTeX, you % can use them with the biber backend of biblatex % usepackage[backend=biber]{biblatex} @techreport{NBERw6487, title = "Applying Behavioral Economics to the Challenge of Reducing Cocaine Abuse", author = "Higgins, Stephen T", institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research", type = "Working Paper", series = "Working Paper Series", number = "6487", year = "1998", month = "March", doi = {10.3386/w6487}, URL = "http://www.nber.org/papers/w6487", abstract = {This paper focuses on potential contributions of behavioral economics to reducing cocaine abuse. More specifically, this paper underscores the fundamental role of reinforcement in the genesis and maintenance of cocaine use and explores how reinforcement and consumer-demand theory might be translated into effective strategies for reducing cocaine use. A broad range of relevant research findings are discussed, including preclinical studies conducted with laboratory animals, laboratory and treatment-outcome studies conducted with cocaine abusers, and large epidemiological studies conducted with national samples of the U.S. population.}, }