Sludge Detectives: The “BE Police” Take On Hotel Booking Sites
Regulators are realizing the need to act as a type of “behavioral economics police” to protect consumers from a deluge of sludge.
Regulators are realizing the need to act as a type of “behavioral economics police” to protect consumers from a deluge of sludge.
What does Richard Thaler think about the past ten years? In an acronym, “OMG.”
Cass Sunstein is a potent blend of scholar and scientist—an intellectual who is perpetually testing and sharpening his own theories through the collaborative process.
As we enter the second post-Nudge decade, policymakers should consider and evaluate how their nudges are being interpreted to ensure they have the intended effects.
What impact could behavioral science have when applied across dozens of developing countries with different governments, capacities, and needs?
What do we lose by failing to apply behavioral science earlier in the policy making process?
Policymakers are also affected by the same cognitive biases that they seek to address in others. Does that mean that their decisions are also flawed?
What is the new and growing subfield “behavioral development economics?”
What can we learn from two of nudge’s forgotten peers “think” and “steer?”
If parents know how to improve their children’s skills, why don’t they?