Richard Thaler

In their words

• “Perhaps unsurprisingly, the “optimality” and “acceptability” of nudging in the literature are similarly unclear: while nudging was originally promoted as a tool to encourage pro-social outcomes, when it is ethical or overly paternalistic has often been contested (Hansen & Jespersen, 2013; Hausman & Welch, 2009; Thaler, 2018) .”

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