All Nudges Are Not Created Equal

Mark D. White

Chapter Chapter 6 in The Manipulation of Choice, 2013, pp 103-126 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Some of you reading this book may be wondering why I focus almost exclusively on the use of behavioral economics on the part of government and not private business. Certainly, private companies use the same behavioral research on cognitive biases and heuristics to get consumers to buy their products. Why don’t I criticize private companies for this as well, especially since businesses are using these tools to increase their own profit, while the government, even if it’s not effective and ethically problematic, is at least trying to help? And what about nudges used by the government for nonpaternalistic reasons, such as recycling? Are these also problematic?

Keywords: Cognitive Bias; Behavioral Research; Behavioral Economic; Slippery Slope; Coffee Shop (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137313577_6

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