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Nudge : improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness / Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein.
Lippincott Library HB74.P8 T53 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thaler, Richard H., 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economics--Psychological aspects.
- Economics.
- Choice (Psychology)--Economic aspects.
- Choice (Psychology).
- Decision making--Psychological aspects.
- Decision making.
- Consumer behavior.
- Physical Description:
- x, 293 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- Part I Humans and Econs
- 1 Biases and Blunders 17
- 2 Resisting Temptation 40
- 3 Following the Herd 53
- 4 When Do We Need a Nudge? 72
- 5 Choice Architecture 81
- Part II Money
- 6 Save More Tomorrow 103
- 7 Naive Investing 118
- 8 Credit Markets 132
- 9 Privatizing Social Security: Smorgasbord Style 145
- Part III Health
- 10 Prescription Drugs: Part D for Daunting 159
- 11 How to Increase Organ Donations 175
- 12 Saving the Planet 183
- Part IV Freedom
- 13 Improving School Choices 199
- 14 Should Patients Be Forced to Buy Lottery Tickets? 207
- 15 Privatizing Marriage 215
- Part V Extensions and Objections
- 16 A Dozen Nudges 229
- 17 Objections 236
- 18 The Real Third Way 252.
- Notes:
- "A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780300122237
- 0300122233
- OCLC:
- 181517463
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