Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts & Programs of Human Sciences)

A Critical Review on the Book “Nudge; Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness”

Document Type : Research

Author

Narges Hajimoladarvish

Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2019.4819
Abstract
 Nudge introduces libertarian paternalism approach through empirical evidence on the behavioral biases in decision making and the impact of environment on them. The libertarian paternalism approach, which is called nudge, is any aspect of choice architecturing that changes people’s behavior in a predictable way without changing any options, hence, retaining individuals’ freedom of choice. Because there is no neutral context, the authors argue that paternalism is inevitable. In such a situation, public policy can nudge people towards making better decisions that are also superior in the future. The authors suggest that experts should be hired to make sensible choices. In addition to problems of adverse selections by experts, the main challenge of libertarian paternalism is unstable preferences and inevitable choice between desirable outcomes in long run over short run. In the light of enormous amounts of attention absorbed by the Nudge that is apparent in several translations in Farsi, this paper tries to review and scrutinize the libertarian paternalism approach.  

Keywords

Libertarian Paternalism
Nudge
Choice Architecturing
Behavioral Biases

Subjects

حاجی ملادرویش، نرگس (1397)، مبانی اقتصاد رفتاری، تصمیم‌گیری فردی، تهران: نهادگرا.
 
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  • Receive Date 17 April 2019
  • Revise Date 16 September 2019
  • Accept Date 02 October 2019

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