Nudge : improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness / Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein.

  • Thaler, Richard H., 1945-
Date:
[2008], ©2008
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Description

Thaler and Sunstein offer a groundbreaking discussion of how to apply the science of choice to nudge people toward decisions that can improve their lives without restricting their freedom of choice.

Publication/Creation

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2008], ©2008.

Physical description

x, 293 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Notes

"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.

Contents

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Humans and econs -- 1. Biases and blunders -- 2. Resisting temptation -- 3. Following the herd -- 4. When do we need a nudge? -- 5. Choice architecture -- pt. 2. Money -- 6. Save more tomorrow -- 7. Naïve investing -- 8. Credit markets -- 9. Privatizing Social Security : smorgasbord style -- pt. 3. Health -- 10. Prescription drugs : Part D for daunting -- 11. How to increase organ donations -- 12. Saving the planet -- pt. 4. Freedom -- 13. Improving school choices -- 14. Should patients be forced to buy lottery tickets? -- 15. Privatizing marriage -- pt. 5. Extensions and objections -- 16. A dozen nudges -- 17. Objections -- 18. The real third way -- Notes -- Bibliography-- Index.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282) and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    HB74.P8 2008T53n
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780300122237
  • 0300122233