#  MBB Lunch Series 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **December 2, 2019** 

 12:15PM - 01:15PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **1550 William James Hall**  



 

 



 

 The MBB Lunch Series is free and open to the Harvard community.  For lunch, please [RSVP](https://forms.gle/AgcGoi9pwkh8i1sB6).

 **Beliefs, Time Preference, and HIV**   
Kevin Carney  
Graduate Student, Public Policy  
This project explores whether time preferences — and specifically preferences over the timing of information — influence take-up decisions for medical testing. Preliminary evidence from Kenya suggests that some people have time-inconsistent preferences over HIV testing. People exhibit short-run impatience over HIV testing, and impatience increases when the option of immediate rapid testing is introduced. I discuss the role of beliefs and uncertainty in generating this result, as well as policy implications.

 **The Vulnerability Paradox in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Product of the Neurotic Treadmill?**  
Benjamin Bellet  
Graduate Student, Psychology  
For those who are disadvantaged socioeconomically, there is a higher risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a traumatic event. However, countries at greater socioeconomic disadvantage have lower rates of PTSD in response to traumatic events. Why might this be? We propose a treadmill theory whereby individuals in relatively privileged groups have more permissive boundaries for what constitutes trauma due to low exposure to inoculating stressful events. These definitions may constitute a vulnerability to stressful events that could help to explain the vulnerability paradox.



 

 



 

 

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