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Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness

by Richard H Thaler

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For fans of Malcolm Gladwellandrsquo;s Blink and Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahnemanandrsquo;s Thinking Fast and Slow, a revelatory new look at how we make decisions

A New York Times bestseller

An Economist Best Book of the Year

A Financial Times Best Book of the Year

Nudge is about choicesandmdash;how we make them and how we can make better ones. Drawing on decades of research in the fields of behavioral science and economics, authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein offer a new perspective on preventing the countless mistakes we makeandmdash;ill-advised personal investments, consumption of unhealthy foods, neglect of our natural resourcesandmdash;and show us how sensible andldquo;choice architectureandrdquo; can successfully nudge people toward the best decisions. In the tradition of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, Nudge is straightforward, informative, and entertainingandmdash;a must-read for anyone interested in our individual and collective well-being.

Synopsis:

Citing decades of cutting-edge behavioral science research, the authors demonstrate that sensible choice architecture can successfully nudge people towards the best decisions without restricting their freedom.

Synopsis:

For fans of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink and Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow, a revelatory new look at how we make decisions

A New York Times bestseller

An Economist Best Book of the Year

A Financial Times Best Book of the Year

Nudge is about choices—how we make them and how we can make better ones. Drawing on decades of research in the fields of behavioral science and economics, authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein offer a new perspective on preventing the countless mistakes we make—ill-advised personal investments, consumption of unhealthy foods, neglect of our natural resources—and show us how sensible “choice architecture” can successfully nudge people toward the best decisions. In the tradition of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, Nudge is straightforward, informative, and entertaining—a must-read for anyone interested in our individual and collective well-being.

Synopsis:

Nudge is about choices-how we make them and how we can make better ones. Authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein offer a new perspective on preventing the countless mistakes we make- including ill-advised personal investments, consumption of unhealthy foods, neglect of our natural resources, and other bad decisions. Citing decades of cutting-edge behavioral science research, they demonstrate that sensible "choice architecture"can successfully nudge people towards the best decisions without restricting their freedom of choice. S straightforward, informative, and entertaining, this is a must-read for anyone with interest in our individual and collective well-being.

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About the Author

Richard H. Thaler is the Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics and the director of the Center for Decision Research at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business.

Cass R. Sunstein is Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

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Table of Contents

Nudge Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Humans and Econs

1. Biases and Blunders

2. Resisting Temptation

3. Following the Herd

4.When Do We Need a Nudge?

5. Choice Architecture

Part II: Money

6. Save More Tomorrow

7. Naive Investing

8. Credit Markets

9. Privatizing Social Security: Smorgasbord Style

Part III: Health

10. Prescription Drugs: Part D for Daunting

11. How to Increase Organ Donations

12. Saving the Planet

Part IV: Freedom

13. Improving School Choices

14. Should Patients Be Forced to Buy Lottery Tickets?

15. Privatizing Marriage

Part V: Extensions and Objections

16. A Dozen Nudges

17. Objections

18. The Real Third Way

19. Bonus Chapter: Twenty More Nudges

Postscript: November 2008

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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Good book. Keeps you talking back to it, arguing, agreeing, thinking about how you'd present its ideas to others.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780143115267

Author:

Thaler, Richard H

Publisher:

Penguin Books

Author:

Thaler, Richard H.

Author:

Sunstein, Cass R.

Subject:

General

Subject:

Decision Making & Problem Solving

Subject:

Sociology - General

Subject:

Consumer behavior

Subject:

Economics -- Psychological aspects.

Subject:

Making & Problem Solving

Subject:

Psychology : General

Copyright:

2009

Edition Description:

Paperback / softback

Publication Date:

20090331

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

from 12

Language:

English

Illustrations:

b/w illustrations throughout

Pages:

320

Dimensions:

8.46x5.50x.85 in. .63 lbs.

Age Level:

18-17

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Product details 320 pages Penguin Books - 2013-05-22 English 9780143115267 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Ingram, Citing decades of cutting-edge behavioral science research, the authors demonstrate that sensible choice architecture can successfully nudge people towards the best decisions without restricting their freedom.

"Synopsis" by Firebrand,

For fans of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink and Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow, a revelatory new look at how we make decisions

A New York Times bestseller

An Economist Best Book of the Year

A Financial Times Best Book of the Year

Nudge is about choices—how we make them and how we can make better ones. Drawing on decades of research in the fields of behavioral science and economics, authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein offer a new perspective on preventing the countless mistakes we make—ill-advised personal investments, consumption of unhealthy foods, neglect of our natural resources—and show us how sensible “choice architecture” can successfully nudge people toward the best decisions. In the tradition of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, Nudge is straightforward, informative, and entertaining—a must-read for anyone interested in our individual and collective well-being.

"Synopsis" by Firebrand,

Nudge is about choices-how we make them and how we can make better ones. Authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein offer a new perspective on preventing the countless mistakes we make- including ill-advised personal investments, consumption of unhealthy foods, neglect of our natural resources, and other bad decisions. Citing decades of cutting-edge behavioral science research, they demonstrate that sensible "choice architecture"can successfully nudge people towards the best decisions without restricting their freedom of choice. S straightforward, informative, and entertaining, this is a must-read for anyone with interest in our individual and collective well-being.