New research has shown that despite the widespread use of behavioral interventions across society, failed interventions are surprisingly common. Research led by Queen Mary University of London has ...

Apps like Google Messages and Gmail have come a long way in terms of development over the past few years. A side effect of this development results in a plethora of features you might not even want to ...

The field of behavioral economics has brought attention to promising ways of motivating people to make better life choices. Many behavioral economic-inspired interventions are relatively hands off -- ...

To get through challenges such as the pandemic or the climate change, citizens must change their habits and behaviors. But how can this be achieved without resorting to coercive measures? The answer ...

Many scholars have assumed nudges—a small push that encourages better choices—are always good for society. But UC Berkeley Economics professor Dmitry Taubinsky says it's not that simple. Instead, ...

Sunstein’s work on behavioral economics found its ideal patron in President Obama, and not simply because the two men knew each other from their days teaching at the University of Chicago. For a ...

Nudging – the idea that simple changes to how a choice is presented can lead people to make better decisions – has been one of the most popular ideas to emerge from economics in the past two decades.

Text messages, app alerts and emails—so-called "digital nudges"—are effective at pushing us to do things, even exercise. New University of Minnesota research shows these actions used by corporate ...