“When in a cold state, we do not appreciate how much our desires and our behavior will be altered when we are… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“you want to nudge people into socially desirable behavior, do not, by any means, let them know that their current actions are… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“A nudge, as we will use the term, is any aspect of the choice architecture that alters people’s behavior in a predictable… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“The first is that seemingly small features of social situations can have massive effects on people’s behavior; nudges are everywhere, even if… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“Often we can do more to facilitate good behavior by removing some small obstacle than by trying to shove people in a… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“there is no question that social pressures nudge people to accept some pretty odd conclusions—and those conclusions might well affect their behavior.” — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“10. Calories count in New York City. The Big Apple recently adopted a law that requires fast-food restaurants with at least fifteen outlets in… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“I began to have deviant thoughts about economic theory while I was a graduate student” — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“specific values to objects. When they have to give something up, they are hurt more than they are pleased if they acquire the very… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“Hundreds of studies confirm that human forecasts are flawed and biased. Human decision making is not so great either. Again to take just one… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“John Rawls (1971) called the publicity principle. In its simplest form, the publicity principle bans government from selecting a policy that it would not… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“Our principal claim here is that patients and doctors should be free to make their own agreements about that right. If patients want to… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“We are also greatly influenced by consumption norms within the relevant group. A light eater eats much more in a group of heavy eaters.… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“When in a cold state, we do not appreciate how much our desires and our behavior will be altered when we are “under the… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“you want to nudge people into socially desirable behavior, do not, by any means, let them know that their current actions are better than… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
