The council of psychological advisers

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue , 2016, Pages 713-737

  Sunstein, Cass R ^a  

^a HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Default rules; Nudge; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84953791494     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: 15452085     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-081914-124745     Document Type: Article

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