Behavioural Economics and Nudging Reference List This resource was developed to provide those interested in Behavioural Economics and Nudging with a quick reference to conduct their own exploration of the topic. It is certainly not intended to be authoritative nor exhaustive, but rather to serve as a starting point for research and discussion. If in the midst of his/her research the reader uncovers other resources worth adding to this list, we’d be happy to include them. Please direct correspondence to [email protected] . Definitions “A nudge is any aspect of the choice architecture that alters behaviour in a predictable way without forbidding any options or significantly changing their economic incentives. A nudge must be easy and cheap to avoid.” Thaler and Sunstein (2008), Nudge “Nudges are ways of influencing choice without limiting the choice set or making alternatives appreciably more costly in terms of time, trouble, social sanctions, and so forth. They are called for because of flaws in individual decision making, and they work by making use of those flaws.” Hausman and Welch (2010), “Debate: to Nudge or Not to Nudge” Books (All available from Chapters online) The Nudge, Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein Misbehaving, The Making of Behavioral Economics, Richard H. Thaler, 2015 Thinking Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman (2002 Nobel Prize Winner) Why Nudge?: The Politics of Libertarian Paternalism (The Storrs Lectures Series), Cass R. Sunstein,2015 Online Documents and Papers The Behavioural Economics Guide, 2015, Edited by Alain Samson, Introduction by Dan Ariely (available for free download online at http://www.behavioraleconomics.com/) Behavioral Economics and Public Policy 102: Beyond Nudging. Saurabh Bhargava and George Loewenstein*American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings 2015, 105(5): 396–40 http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Events/2015/09/18-behavioral- economics/Papers/Bhargava_Loewenstein-AER-PP-2015.pdf?la=en A Practitioner’s Guide To Nudging. Kim Ly, Nina Mažar, Min Zhao and Dilip Soman, Rotman School of management, University of Toronto. 2013 https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/- /media/Images/Programs-and-Areas/behavioural-economics/GuidetoNudging-Rotman- Mar2013.pdf “Choice Architecture”(Paper) Richard Thaler, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), carl R. Sustein, Harvard law School and John P. Balz, University of Chicago - Political Science Department. Read online at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1583509 “Nudging is not enough” http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/jul/19/nudge-is- not-enough-behaviour-change Mindspace. Influencing behavior through public policy UK Cabinet Office and Institute for Government. http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/MINDSPACE.pdf Behavioral Economics and Public Policy: Some Insights, http://www.home.netspeed.com.au/mcau/academic/bepubpol.pdf by Ian McAuley The Nudgy State. How five governments are using behavioural economics to encourage citizens to do right thing, by Joshua Keating Geek Squad. How behavioral scientists could make Obama’s second term a success, by Richard Thaler, January, 2013 http://foreignpolicy.com/2013/01/02/geek-squad/?wp_login_redirect=0 David Halpern: ‘We try to avoid legislation and ordering’ the Guardian, 3013 http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/feb/05/david-halpern-government-nudge-unit Nudge Nudge, Think Think. The behavioral economics use in public policy shows promise, The Economist, March, 2012 http://www.economist.com/node/21551032, Inside the Coalition’s Controversial ‘Nudge Unit’, The Telegraph, 2013 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9853384/Inside-the-Coalitions-controversial-Nudge- Unit.html Subject Specific Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Nudging consumers to choose green energy http://www.natureasia.com/en/research/highlight/9978 , June 2015 Nudging environmental behavior http://environmentalpolicy.ucdavis.edu/node/291, September, 2013 Nudge, think or shove? Shifting values and attitudes towards sustainability A briefing for sustainable development practitioners http://www.involve.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/2011/03/Nudge-think-or-shove.pdf November 2010 Is a ‘nudge’ in a right direction all we need to be cleaner?, CNN (online), February, 2012 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/08/tech/innovation/green-nudge-environment-persuasion Public Health and Well-being Behavioural Economics and Health: Nudging Toward a Culture of Wellness. Conference Board of Canada. David Verbeeten, 2015 http://www.conferenceboard.ca/temp/192e1a84-3e1b- 481e-8d53-841ff3089c1f/6739_behavioural_economicsandhealth_rpt.pdf Changing behaviours in public health To nudge or to shove?, Local Government Association Local Government House Smith Square London, 2013 http://www.local.gov.uk/documents/10180/11463/Changing+behaviours+in+public+health+- +to+nudge+or+to+shove/5ae3b9c8-e476-495b-89b4-401d70e1e2aa Labour Market Development Notes on behavioural economics and labor market policy http://www.izajolp.com/content/pdf/2193-9004-1-2.pdf by Linda Babcock, William J. Congdon, International Development Behavioral Design: A New Approach to Development Policy, by Saugato Datta and Sendhil Mullainathan, http://international.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/Datta_Mullainathan_Behavioral_Design.pdf Websites – Governments Using https://sbst.gov/ - White House’s Social and Behavioural Sciences Team http://www.behaviouralinsights.co.uk/ - UK Behavioural Insights Team http://bi.dpc.nsw.gov.au/ - New South Wales Behavioural Insights Unit Ethics of Nudging Nudging and Choice Architecture: Ethical Considerations. Cass R. Sustein, Discussion Paper, Harvard Law School. January, 2015 The Ethics of Nudge, Luc Bovens, London School of Economics and Political Science Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Meth The Concept of ‘Choice Architecture’ in Ethical Decision Making, Frederic G. Reamer, PhD Eye on Ethics November 6, 2012 Sources: This list was compiled with help from other lists: Nudge Database 1.2 Compiled by Mark Egan http://www.docfoc.com/nudge-database-1-2-pdf Ethics of Nudge (website). Exploring the Intersection of Behavioral Economics, Law, and Policy. http://ethicsofnudge.com/ .