Government

Call for Articles: “Nudge Turns 10” – A Special Issue on Behavioral Science in Public Policy

By Editorial Board

It’s been 10 years since Thaler and Sunstein published “Nudge”—the right time, we think, for a look back at how far we’ve come, and where we could go.

How to Increase (and Sustain) Political Engagement

By Brett Major

How can we sustain political engagement over a lifetime?

Lessons from Building a Behavioral Science Initiative in City Government

By Syon Bhanot, Anjali Chainani, and Yuan Huang

Here are eight lessons we learned from building a behavioral science initiative in Philadelphia’s city government.

The Tax Bill Avoids this Planning Fallacy (for Now)

By Maura Farver

The congressional tax overhaul avoids a common behavioral mistake that would have increased revenue in the short term at the expense of future tax revenue.

The Myth of Civic Engagement During Trump’s Presidency

By Adam Seth Levine

In many ways the American public is just as disengaged now as it was before Trump’s election.

A Conversation with Bill Congdon, Former Member of the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team

By DJ Neri

We reflect on Congdon’s time with the Social and Behavioral Sciences Team and ask, “What does the future hold for behavioral science in government?”