116 Pages
by
Routledge
116 Pages
by
Routledge
116 Pages
by
Routledge
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The concept of "nudging" has hit news headlines in recent years following the implementation of nudge policies in many parts of the world, the establishment of behavioural policy units in some countries, and the award of the Nobel Prize in Economics to the behavioural economist Richard Thaler in 2017. However, questions remain about whether nudging is an optimal approach to policy-making.... Read more
Introduction: what does the “science” behind nudging really look like 1. Setting the scene: the concept of nudge. 2. The nudge approach to policy making. 3. Behavioural economics: methodological issues and philosophical concerns. 4. Nudging citizens in the context of neoliberalism: their hidden side. 5. Conclusion.
Biography
Maria Alejandra Madi, PhD, is currently director of The Green Economics Institute Academy (UK), researcher at the Centre for Pragmatism Studies (Brazil), and asssistant editor of the International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education. She is a retired professor of economics at the Instituto de Economia, UNICAMP, Brazil.
