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Behavioral economics : policy impact and future directions / Alison Buttenheim, Robert Moffitt, and Alexandra Beatty, editors ; Committee on Future Directions for Applying Behavioral Economics to Policy, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Consensus study reportPublisher: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2023]Description: 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xv, 230 pages)) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780309699860
  • 030969986X
  • 9780309699846
  • 0309699843
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Behavioral economics.DDC classification:
  • 330.019 23/eng/20230825
LOC classification:
  • HB74.P8 N38 2023
NLM classification:
  • BF 121
Online resources:
Contents:
1 Introduction -- Part I: Understanding Behavioral Economics -- 2 Development of Behavioral Economics -- 3 Foundational Behavioral and Economic Ideas -- 4 The Behavioral Economics Toolkit: Policy Levers and Intervention Strategies -- Part II: Evidence from Selected Policy Domains -- 5 Health -- 6 Retirement Benefits -- 7 Social Safety Net Benefits -- 8 Climate Change -- 9 Education -- 10 Criminal Justice System -- 11 Findings Across the Policy Domains -- Part III: Looking to the Future -- 12 Conducting and Disseminating Behavioral Economics Research -- 13 Implementing Behavioral Economics Approaches -- 14 Advancing the Field of Behavioral Economics -- Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Abstract: Behavioral economics - a field based in collaborations among economists and psychologists - focuses on integrating a nuanced understanding of behavior into models of decision-making. Since the mid-20th century, this growing field has produced research in numerous domains and has influenced policymaking, research, and marketing. However, little has been done to assess these contributions and review evidence of their use in the policy arena. Behavioral Economics: Policy Impact and Future Directions examines the evidence for behavioral economics and its application in six public policy domains: health, retirement benefits, climate change, social safety net benefits, climate change, education, and criminal justice. The report concludes that the principles of behavioral economics are indispensable for the design of policy and recommends integrating behavioral specialists into policy development within government units. In addition, the report calls for strengthening research methodology and identifies research priorities for building on the accomplishments of the field to date.
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Behavioral economics - a field based in collaborations among economists and psychologists - focuses on integrating a nuanced understanding of behavior into models of decision-making. Since the mid-20th century, this growing field has produced research in numerous domains and has influenced policymaking, research, and marketing. However, little has been done to assess these contributions and review evidence of their use in the policy arena. Behavioral Economics: Policy Impact and Future Directions examines the evidence for behavioral economics and its application in six public policy domains: health, retirement benefits, climate change, social safety net benefits, climate change, education, and criminal justice. The report concludes that the principles of behavioral economics are indispensable for the design of policy and recommends integrating behavioral specialists into policy development within government units. In addition, the report calls for strengthening research methodology and identifies research priorities for building on the accomplishments of the field to date.

This activity was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (G-2020-12645) and the National Institutes of Health (HHSN263201800029I/75N98021F00015), as well as the National Academy of Sciences W.K. Kellogg Foundation Fund. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.

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1 Introduction -- Part I: Understanding Behavioral Economics -- 2 Development of Behavioral Economics -- 3 Foundational Behavioral and Economic Ideas -- 4 The Behavioral Economics Toolkit: Policy Levers and Intervention Strategies -- Part II: Evidence from Selected Policy Domains -- 5 Health -- 6 Retirement Benefits -- 7 Social Safety Net Benefits -- 8 Climate Change -- 9 Education -- 10 Criminal Justice System -- 11 Findings Across the Policy Domains -- Part III: Looking to the Future -- 12 Conducting and Disseminating Behavioral Economics Research -- 13 Implementing Behavioral Economics Approaches -- 14 Advancing the Field of Behavioral Economics -- Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

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