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Introduction

In: Behavioral Public Policy in a Global Context

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  • Michael Sanders

    (King’s College London)

  • Syon Bhanot

    (Swarthmore College)

  • Shibeal O’ Flaherty

    (King’s College London
    Harvard Kennedy School)

Abstract

The last ten or so years have seen an explosion in the use of behavioral sciencebehavioral science in public policypublic policy—often referred to as “Behavioural Insightsbehavioural insights”. Public servants, researchers, and others that make use of these approaches have embraced a seemingly unradical idea—that human beings are not completely “rationalrational”, that this lack of rationality leads them to make systematic errors in their everyday decision-making, and consequently that governmentgovernment policy will be more effective if it incorporates a more realistic model of human behaviorhuman behaviour.

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  • Michael Sanders & Syon Bhanot & Shibeal O’ Flaherty, 2023. "Introduction," Springer Books, in: Michael Sanders & Syon Bhanot & Shibeal O' Flaherty (ed.), Behavioral Public Policy in a Global Context, pages 1-6, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-31509-1_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31509-1_1
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