Nudging, shoving, and budging: Behavioural economic-informed policy

Public Administration

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 700-714

  Oliver, Adam ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC POLICY; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 84941172592     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/padm.12165     Document Type: Article

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