Human Agency and Behavioral Economics: Nudging Fast and Slow

Author:   Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
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9783319558066


Pages:   116
Publication Date:   12 May 2017
Format:   Hardback
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This Palgrave Pivot offers comprehensive evidence about what people actually think of “nudge” policies designed to steer decision makers’ choices in positive directions. The data reveal that people in diverse nations generally favor nudges by strong majorities, with a preference for educative efforts – such as calorie labels - that equip individuals to make the best decisions for their own lives. On the other hand, there are significant arguments for noneducational nudges – such as automatic enrollment in savings plans - as they allow people to devote their scarce time and attention to their most pressing concerns.  The decision to use either educative or noneducative nudges raises fundamental questions about human freedom in both theory and practice. Sunstein's findings and analysis offer lessons for those involved in law and policy who are choosing which method to support as the most effective way to encourage lifestyle changes.

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Author:   Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783319558066


ISBN 10:   3319558064
Pages:   116
Publication Date:   12 May 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Agency and Control.- 2. People Like Nudges (Mostly).- 3. People Prefer Educative Nudges (Kind Of).- 4. How to Choose.- 5. “What Route Would You Like Me To Take?” Paternalists Who Force Choices.

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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2017 This is a must-have volume for a collection in behavioral economics. ... Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. (M. H. Lesser, Choice, Vol. 55 (4), December, 2017)


This is a must-have volume for a collection in behavioral economics. ... Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. (M. H. Lesser, Choice, Vol. 55 (4), December, 2017)


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Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, USA. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. Suntstein has written numerous books, including Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008) and Why Nudge?: The Politics of Libertarian Paternalism (2014).

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