Success conditions for nudges: A methodological critique of libertarian paternalism

European Journal for Philosophy of Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-94

  Heilmann, Conrad ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioural economics; Dual process; Libertarian paternalism; Nudge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893864087     PISSN: 18794912     EISSN: 18794920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13194-013-0076-z     Document Type: Article

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