A Systematic Scoping Review of the Choice Architecture Movement: Toward Understanding When and Why Nudges Work

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 355-366

  Szaszi, Barnabas ^a   Palinkas, Anna ^a   Palfi, Bence ^b   Szollosi, Aba ^c   Aczel, Balazs ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

behavioral interventions; choice architecture; nudge; public policy; review

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EMPIRICISM; NOMENCLATURE; POWER ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 85037339477     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: 10990771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.2035     Document Type: Article

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