Soft Paternalism and Nudging - Critique of the Behavioral Foundations
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Keywords
soft paternalism; nudging; behavioral economics; utility theory; rationality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- B4 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2015-01-14 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EVO-2015-01-14 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2015-01-14 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-HME-2015-01-14 (Heterodox Microeconomics)
- NEP-HPE-2015-01-14 (History and Philosophy of Economics)
- NEP-UPT-2015-01-14 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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