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Human agency and behavioral economics : nudging fast and slow

Description:	vii, 116 pages ; 22 cm.
Publisher:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
ISBN:	9783319558066 (hardcover ;
2 of 2 copies available at NOBLE (All Libraries). Library Location Call number Status Gordon College Stack Level 2 HB 74 .P8 S86 2017 Available Merrimack College Stacks (2nd) HB74.P8 S86 2017 Available
▸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. -- ‡c From publisher's description. Read More

Human Agency and Behavioral Economics Nudging Fast and Slow

Description:	1 online resource.
Publisher:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
ISBN:	9783319558073 (electronic bk.)
Electronic resource	Access for Endicott College via EBSCOhost
▸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. Read More

Human agency and behavioral economics : nudging fast and slow

Description:	1 online resource (116 pages) : illustrations, tables.
Publisher:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
ISBN:	9783319558073 (e-book)
Electronic resource	Access for Merrimack College via Ebook Central
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