Microeconomics 20th Edition by Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue,Sean Flynn

Exercise 13

LAST WORD What do you think of the ethics of using unconscious nudges to alter people's behavior Before you answer, consider the following argument made by economists Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, who favor the use of nudges. They argue that in most situations, we couldn't avoid nudging even if we wanted to because whatever policy we choose will contain some set of unconscious nudges and incentives that will influence people. Thus, they say, we might as well choose the wisest set of nudges.