Do Europeans like nudges?

In recent years, many governments have shown a keen interest in “nudges” — approaches to law and policy that maintain freedom of choice, but that steer people in certain directions. Yet to date, there has been little evidence on whether citizens of various societies support nudges and nudging. We re...

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Published inJudgment and Decision Making Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 310 - 325
Main Authors Reisch, Lucia A., Sunstein, Cass R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tallahassee Society for Judgment and Decision Making 01.07.2016
Cambridge University Press
Subjects
Analysis
Behavioral sciences
Decision making
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Europe
Freedom
Freedoms
Government
Intercultural communication
International
Law
nudges
policy
Political advertising
Political parties
Political philosophy
Public policy
Studies
Trends
Europe
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law
nudges
Europe
policy
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ISSN1930-2975
1930-2975
DOI10.1017/s1930297500003740

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Summary:In recent years, many governments have shown a keen interest in “nudges” — approaches to law and policy that maintain freedom of choice, but that steer people in certain directions. Yet to date, there has been little evidence on whether citizens of various societies support nudges and nudging. We report the results of nationally representative surveys in six European nations: Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and the United Kingdom. We find strong majority support for nudges of the sort that have been adopted, or under serious consideration, in democratic nations. Despite the general European consensus, we find markedly lower levels of support for nudges in two nations: Hungary and Denmark. We are not, in general, able to connect support for nudges with distinct party affiliations.
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ISSN:1930-2975
1930-2975
DOI:10.1017/s1930297500003740