What does economics have to do with sleep? A lot it turns out. Inadequate sleep is a major cause of ill health and loss of productivity in modern economies. A recent Australian report estimated that cost at 4% of gross domestic product. Economic principles can also be used to help with getting people to take up effective sleep treatments. The relatively new discipline of behavioural economics can teach us a lot about designing systems to promote healthy choices including around sleep.

Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep.

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Audio Timeline:

• 00:00 -  01:15 Introduction
• 01:15 - 05:53 What's news in sleep?
  • Sleep Down Under 2017 - Auckland
  • SEAASM - 3rd International Conference on Sleep Disorders
• 05:53 - 38:55 Theme - Sleep Economics
  • 05:53 - 06:45 Background - Sleep Economics
  • 06:45 - 21:07 Prof David Hillman - Asleep on the Job -  The Cost of Inadequate Sleep in Australia
  • 16:07 - 32:40 Assoc Prof Jack Stevens - Behavioural Economics
  • 32:40 - 32:55 More information on Sleep Economics
• 32:55 - 34:12 Clinical tip: Consult outside your own field
• 34:12 - 43:10 Pick of the month:
  • 34:12 - 34:44 David - Nudge - Book on behavioural economics 
  • 34:44 - 35:55 Moira - The Conversation Hour - Discussion on sleep
• 35:55 - 37:11 What's coming up in sleep?

Next episode: December - Jet Lag 

Links mentioned in the podcast: 

• Sleep Down Under - Auckland 25-28th October 2017
• International Conference on Sleep Disorders - Jalandhar, India 27-29th October 2017
• Asleep on the Job
• Sleep Medicine Reviews article by Jack Stevens
• Nudge - Book by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
• The Conversation Hour - discussion on sleep - November 1st 2017 (between 02:15 - 10:40)

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