Challenges for Nudging and a Framework for Assessing Them

Patrik Michaelsen () and Cass R. Sunstein
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Patrik Michaelsen: University of Gothenburg
Cass R. Sunstein: Harvard University

Chapter Chapter 2 in Default Nudges, 2023, pp 13-30 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Might nudges interfere with people’s autonomy? Might nudges be manipulative? Some people object that nudges steer choosers in certain directions and toward certain ends. In their view, nudges can be unacceptably paternalistic. In the framework presented here, we suggest that people’s perceptions of nudges, and in particular their firsthand experiences of nudges, are important in at least three ways: (1) as part of the net (welfare) effect of the intervention; (2) to inform debates about the ethics of nudging; and (3) as a moderator of the nudge’s success in influencing behavior. By properly appreciating what people think of nudges, and what people experience as a consequence of nudges, researchers, and policymakers will be better equipped to assess the validity and value of the intervention.

Keywords: Nudge; Paternalism; Default rules; Manipulation; Autonomy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21558-2_2

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