Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
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"Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness" is a popular behavioral economics book by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein that explains how subtle changes in choice architecture can steer people toward better decisions without restricting their freedom.
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Target entity: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Context triple: [Cass Sunstein, notableWork, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness]
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The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
"Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters" is a non-fiction book by cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker that explores the nature of human reasoning, why people often think irrationally, and how better reasoning can improve individual and societal decision-making.
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The Spirit Level
The Spirit Level is a 1996 poetry collection by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that reflects on balance, memory, and the political and personal landscapes of Ireland.
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The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads is a nonfiction book that traces the history and mechanics of the attention economy, examining how media, advertising, and technology industries capture and monetize human attention.
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E.
Illusions of Progress
Illusions of Progress is a political and social critique by Georges Sorel that challenges optimistic beliefs in linear social advancement and rational reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Target entity description: "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness" is a popular behavioral economics book by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein that explains how subtle changes in choice architecture can steer people toward better decisions without restricting their freedom.
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A.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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B.
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
"Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters" is a non-fiction book by cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker that explores the nature of human reasoning, why people often think irrationally, and how better reasoning can improve individual and societal decision-making.
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C.
The Spirit Level
The Spirit Level is a 1996 poetry collection by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that reflects on balance, memory, and the political and personal landscapes of Ireland.
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D.
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads is a nonfiction book that traces the history and mechanics of the attention economy, examining how media, advertising, and technology industries capture and monetize human attention.
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E.
Illusions of Progress
Illusions of Progress is a political and social critique by Georges Sorel that challenges optimistic beliefs in linear social advancement and rational reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
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| instanceOf |
behavioral economics book
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve decisions about happiness
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improve decisions about health ⓘ improve decisions about wealth ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
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surface form:
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Revised and Expanded Edition)
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| argues | that it is possible to steer choices without eliminating freedom of choice ⓘ |
| author |
Cass Sunstein
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surface form:
Cass R. Sunstein
Richard H. Thaler ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explains | how small changes in decision context influence choices ⓘ |
| genre |
behavioral economics
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popular economics ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised and expanded edition ⓘ |
| influencedField |
behavioral public policy
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consumer protection ⓘ health policy ⓘ regulation ⓘ retirement policy ⓘ |
| isPopular | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTitle |
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nudge
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| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
choice architecture
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libertarian paternalism ⓘ nudge ⓘ |
| proposes |
designing default options to guide better choices
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using behavioral insights in public policy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher | Yale University Press ⓘ |
| subject |
behavioral economics
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behavioral finance ⓘ choice architecture ⓘ consumer behavior ⓘ decision-making ⓘ health policy ⓘ libertarian paternalism ⓘ public policy design ⓘ retirement savings ⓘ |
| subtitle |
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
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| targetAudience |
business professionals
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economists ⓘ general readers ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
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