Political Science 3334E Chapter Thaler&Sustein&Conly: Political Science 3334 Thaler&Sustein&Conly
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Choice architect has the responsibility for organizing the context in which people make decisions. No such thing as a neutral design. The power of these people is to focus the attention of users in a particular direction. Libertarian paternalists try to nudge people alters people"s behaviour in a predictable way without forbidding any options or significantly changing their economic incentives: nudges are not mandates. False assumption and two misconceptions of nudges: false assumption is that almost all people. First misconception is that it is possible to avoid influencing people"s choices. Second misconception is that paternalism always involves coercion: cafeteria organization example, since no coercion is involved, we think that some types of paternalism should be acceptable even to those who most embrace freedom of choice. Put the right incentives on the right people. Permissibility of interference in personal lives, interference even in actions a person takes that will affect only himself.