On nudging: A review of nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth and happiness by Richard H. Thaler and cass R. Sunstein

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-373

  Sugden, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Libertarian paternalism; Nudging; Soft paternalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952898178     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: 14661829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571510903227064     Document Type: Review

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