Applying Nudge to Public Health Policy: Practical Examples and Tips for Designing Nudge Interventions

Hiroshi Murayama (), Yusuke Takagi, Hirokazu Tsuda and Yuri Kato
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Hiroshi Murayama: Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
Yusuke Takagi: Yokohama Behavioral insights and Design Team, Kanagawa 231-0005, Japan
Hirokazu Tsuda: Ministry of Finance, Tokyo 100-8940, Japan
Yuri Kato: PolicyGarage, Kanagawa 231-0005, Japan

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-11

Abstract: Given the cost-effective nature of promoting desirable behaviors among individuals and societies, national and local governments have widely applied the nudge concept in various public policy fields. This viewpoint briefly explains the concept of nudge and presents the trend of nudge application in public health policy with illustrative examples. While most academic evidence on its effectiveness has been derived from Western countries, there is a significant accumulation of cases of nudge practices in non-Western countries, including the Western Pacific nations. This viewpoint also provides tips for designing nudge interventions. We introduce a simple, three-step procedure for this purpose: (1) identify target behavior, (2) determine friction and fuel of the behavior, and (3) design and implement a nudge—as well as the behavioral process map and the EAST framework.

Keywords: nudge; behavioral economics; public health policy; behavioral process map; the EAST framework (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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