Philosophical challenges of behavioural public policy

Ivan Mitrouchev

Chapter 8 in Handbook of Teaching Philosophy to Economists, 2025, pp 87-99 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: If evidence shows that people are not rational, how do we know what makes them better off? Over the past few decades, there has been a surge of interest among economists on how to interpret “irrational” behaviour for welfare evaluation. This interest has intensified in the public sphere, with the implementation of behavioural public policies all over the world. In this chapter, I discuss two philosophical challenges of behavioural public policies. To whom should behavioural public policies be addressed? How do we evaluate individual welfare when choices are inconsistent over time?

Keywords: Rationality; Welfare; Policy; Nudge; Boost; Identity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035336814
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