ISBN:
9781137313577
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XV, 185 p, online resource)
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Series Statement:
Springer ebook collection / Palgrave Economics and Finance Collection 2000 - 2013
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als White, Mark D., 1971 - The manipulation of choice
Keywords:
Verhaltensökonomik
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Auswahl
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Entscheidung
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Präferenztheorie
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Theorie
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Economics
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Economic theory
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Behavioral economics
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Welfare economics
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Macroeconomics
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Economic policy
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Economics
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Psychological aspects
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Decision making
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Social choice
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Welfare economics
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Wirtschaft
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Einflussnahme
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Wirtschaftspsychologie
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Politik
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Politische Psychologie
Abstract:
This timely book makes a forceful argument that the analyses from behavioral economists are incomplete, the policies advocated by libertarian paternalists are misguided and unethical, and both actually reinforce the cognitive biases and dysfunctions that motivate 'nudges' in the first place. In a lighthearted manner, the author points out critical flaws in the way economists model decision-making, how behavioral economics failed to correct them, and how they led to the problems with libertarian paternalism and nudges. Sprinkled throughout with anecdotes, examples, and references to a wide range of scholarly literature, this new volume argues against the use of paternalistic nudges by the government and makes a positive case for individual choice and autonomy. This book is part of White's triptych on individualism and society, which includes The Illusion of Well-Being and The Decline of the Individual.
DOI:
10.1057/9781137313577
URL:
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