Bibliograph

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

Type

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-302) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nudge

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

826900317

Responsibility statement

Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein

Sub title

improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness

Summary

Offering a study of the application of the science of choice, a guide that uses examples from all aspects of life demonstrates how it is possible to design environments that make it more likely for us to act in our own interests

Table Of Contents

Biases and blunders -- Resisting temptation -- Following the herd -- When do we need a nudge? -- Choice architecture -- Save more tomorrow -- Naïve investing -- Credit markets -- Privatizing social security : Smorgasboard style -- Prescription drugs : Part D for daunting -- How to increase organ donations -- Saving the planet -- Improving school choices -- Should patients be forced to buy lottery tickets? -- Privatizing marriage -- A dozen nudges -- Objections -- The real third way -- Bonus chapter : twenty more nudges -- Postscript : November 2008

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Contributor