Psychological science is increasingly influencing public policy. Behavioral public policy
(BPP) was a milestone in this regard because it influenced many areas of policy in a general …

The debate surrounding the use of subjective measures of well-being for policy purposes
has intensified in recent years. Many social scientists are arguing that the time is right for …

How can we change people's behavior, change it deliberately, with a specific goal in mind?
This is a central question for social scientists and policy makers who seek to ameliorate …

In recent years, policy makers worldwide have begun to acknowledge the potential value of
insights from psychology and behavioral economics into how people make decisions. These …

Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness. It draws on behavioural economics and
social psychology to 'explain why people behave in ways that deviate from rationality as …

Psychology and Behavioral Economics offers an expert introduction to how psychology can
be applied to a range of public policy areas. It examines the impact of psychological …

Nudging and sludging are two types of interventions that utilize choice architecture to shape
behavior. Nudging promotes the adoption of behaviors that individuals perceive to be in …

The dominant normative framework in behavioral public policy postulates paternalistic
intervention to increase individual utility, epitomized by the so‐called nudge approach. In …

How can the government influence people to make better decisions about health, wealth
and happiness without coercing them? This question has motivated legal scholar Cass …

Behavioural change has become a core issue of public policy. Behavioural instruments such
as 'nudging'apply insights from behavioural economics and behavioural sciences …