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Nudge theory — Wikipedia (en)

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Nudge theory is a concept in behavioral economics, decision making, behavioral policy, social psychology, consumer behavior, and related behavioral sciences that proposes adaptive designs of the decision environment (choice architecture) as ways to influence the behavior and decision-making of groups or individuals. Nudging contrasts with other ways to achieve compliance, such as education, legislation or enforcement. The nudge concept was popularized in the 2008 book Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, by behavioral economist Richard Thaler and legal scholar Cass Sunstein, two American scholars at the University of Chicago. It has influenced British and American politicians. Several nudge units exist around the world at the national level (UK, Germany, Japan, and others) as well as at the international level (e.g. World Bank, UN, and the European Commission). There is ongoing debate over whether "nudge theory" is a recent novel development in behavioral economics or merely a new term for one of many methods for influencing behavior. The effectiveness of nudges is controversial. Maier et al. wrote that, after correcting the publication bias found by Mertens et al. (2021), there is no evidence that nudging has any effect. "Nudging" is an umbrella term referring to many techniques. Skeptics believe some nudges (e.g. default effect) can be highly effective while others have little to no effect. They call for studies that focus on moderators and shift away from investigating average effects. A meta-analysis of all unpublished nudging studies carried by nudge units with over 23 million individuals in the United Kingdom and United States found effectiveness in some nudges, but with substantially weaker effects than published studies indicate. Moreover, some researchers criticized the "one-nudge-for-all" approach and advocated for more studies, with a more robust and consistent evidence base. Implementations of personalized nudging (based on individual differences) appear to be more effective.

Tema degli esploratori: economia dei servizi IA (deposito sistematico; ricerca «economics of artificial intelligence»).
Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «Nudge theory» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory
Wikidata Q7068367: «Teoria psicologica» (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7068367
Autori: i contributori di Wikipedia (cronologia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory?action=history).
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