Inside the Nudge Unit: How Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference

Behavioral scientist Dr. David Halpern heads up the UK government's "Nudge Unit," the world’s first government institution that uses behavioral economics to examine and influence human behavior, to "nudge" us into making better decisions. Seemingly small and subtle solutions have led to huge improvements across tax, healthcare, pensions, employment, crime reduction, energy conservation, and economic growth. Adding a crucial line to a tax reminder brought forward millions in extra revenue; refocusing the questions asked at the job center helped an extra 10% of people go off their benefits and back into work; prompting people to become organ donors while paying for their car tax added an extra 100,000 donors to the register in a single year. Now David Halpern and the Nudge Unit will help you to make better choices and improve your life. The Nudge Unit has attracted widespread media and public interest—large pieces have run in the New York Times and Economist; and it's been subject to case studies and reviews by the Harvard Business School and Goldman Sachs.

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Inside the Nudge Unit: How Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference

Behavioral scientist Dr. David Halpern heads up the UK government's "Nudge Unit," the world’s first government institution that uses behavioral economics to examine and influence human behavior, to "nudge" us into making better decisions. Seemingly small and subtle solutions have led to huge improvements across tax, healthcare, pensions, employment, crime reduction, energy conservation, and economic growth. Adding a crucial line to a tax reminder brought forward millions in extra revenue; refocusing the questions asked at the job center helped an extra 10% of people go off their benefits and back into work; prompting people to become organ donors while paying for their car tax added an extra 100,000 donors to the register in a single year. Now David Halpern and the Nudge Unit will help you to make better choices and improve your life. The Nudge Unit has attracted widespread media and public interest—large pieces have run in the New York Times and Economist; and it's been subject to case studies and reviews by the Harvard Business School and Goldman Sachs.

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Inside the Nudge Unit: How Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference

Inside the Nudge Unit: How Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference

by David Halpern
Inside the Nudge Unit: How Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference

Inside the Nudge Unit: How Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference

by David Halpern

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Overview

Behavioral scientist Dr. David Halpern heads up the UK government's "Nudge Unit," the world’s first government institution that uses behavioral economics to examine and influence human behavior, to "nudge" us into making better decisions. Seemingly small and subtle solutions have led to huge improvements across tax, healthcare, pensions, employment, crime reduction, energy conservation, and economic growth. Adding a crucial line to a tax reminder brought forward millions in extra revenue; refocusing the questions asked at the job center helped an extra 10% of people go off their benefits and back into work; prompting people to become organ donors while paying for their car tax added an extra 100,000 donors to the register in a single year. Now David Halpern and the Nudge Unit will help you to make better choices and improve your life. The Nudge Unit has attracted widespread media and public interest—large pieces have run in the New York Times and Economist; and it's been subject to case studies and reviews by the Harvard Business School and Goldman Sachs.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780753556559
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/01/2016
Pages: 352
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

David Halpern is currently Chief Executive of the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and the UK's National Adviser on What Works. Prior to this, David was Chief Analyst in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit (2001–2007), and has held academic positions at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and Harvard.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Preface 1

Section 1 A short history of nudging 13

1 Early steps 15

2 Nudging goes mainstream 38

Section 2 Changing the world a nudge at a time 59

3 Easy 62

4 Attract! 80

5 Social 106

6 Timely 126

Section 3 Behavioural insights as a policy tool 151

7 Data and transparency 153

8 A different approach to big policy challenges 185

9 Well-being: Nudging ourselves, and each other, to happier lives 218

10 What works? The rise of experimental government 266

Section 4 Where next? 299

11 Risks and limitations 301

12 Conclusion: Where next? 336

Notes 352

Acknowledgements 369

Index 375

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