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Do people like government 'nudges'? Study says: Yes

  • Written by Cass Sunstein, University Professor, Harvard University
imageA product's calorie label is a common form of nudging behavior. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

On Oct. 9, Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago won the Nobel Prize for his extraordinary, world-transforming work in behavioral economics. In its press release, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences emphasized that Thaler demonstrated how nudging...

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