Critical Nudge Theory
Gigerenzer, G. (2015). On the supposed evidence for libertarian paternalism. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 6(3), 361-383.
Hertwig, R., & Grüne-Yanoff, T. (2017). Nudging and boosting: Steering or empowering good decisions. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 12(6), 973-986. Retrieved from https://europepmc.org/article/med/ 28792862.
Kosters, M., & Van der Heijden, J. (2015). From mechanism to virtue: Evaluating Nudge theory. Evaluation, 21(3), 276-291. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277013374.
Loewenstein, G., & Chater, N. (2017). Putting nudges in perspective. Behavioural Public Policy, 1(1), 26-53. Retrieved from https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/sds/docs/loewenstein/putting_nudges_in_ perspective.pdf.
Public Opinion About Nudging
Branson, C., Duffy, B., Perry, C., & Wellings, D. (2012). Acceptable behaviour? Public opinion on behaviour change policy. Ipsos MORI. Retrieved from https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/acceptable-behaviour.
Mazzocchi, M., Cagnone, S., Bech-Larsen, T., Niedźwiedzka, B., Saba, A., Shankar, B., Verbeke, W., & Traill, W. B. (2015). What is the public appetite for healthy eating policies? Evidence from a cross-European survey. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 10, 267-292. Retrieved from https://www.research-gate.net/publication/263995899.
Sunstein, C. R., Reisch, L. A., & Rauber, J. (2018). A worldwide consensus on nudging? Not quite, but almost. Regulation & Governance, 12(1), 3-22. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12161.
Nudge Ethics
Allcott, H., & Kessler, J. B. (2019). The welfare effects of nudges: A case study of energy use social comparisons. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 11(1), 236-276. Retrieved from https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2679710.
Bovens, L. (2009). The ethics of nudge. In T. Grüne-Yanoff, & S. O. Hansson (Eds.), Preference change (pp. 207-219). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. Retrieved from https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf /186330277.pdf.
Clavien, C. (2018). Ethics of nudges: A general framework with a focus on shared preference justifications. Journal of Moral Education, 47(3), 366-382. Retrieved from http://www.christineclavien.ch /Documents/17_Clavien_EthicsOfNudges_08.12.2017.pdf.
Damgaard, M. T., & Gravert, C. (2018). The hidden costs of nudging: Experimental evidence from reminders in fundraising. Journal of Public Economics, 157, 15-26. Retrieved from https://core.ac.uk/ reader/43562126.
Hausman, D. M., & Welch, B. (2010). Debate: To nudge or not to nudge. Journal of Political Philosophy 18(1), 123-136. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229562409.
Lin, Y., Osman, M., & Ashcroft, R. (2017). Nudge: Concept, effectiveness, and ethics. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 39(6), 293-306. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/ 320969370.
Robinson, C. (2019, August 21). When awards backfire. BehavioralEconomics.com. Retrieved from https://www.behavioraleconomics.com/when-awards-backfire/.
Schmidt, A. T., & Engelen, B. (2020). The ethics of nudging: An overview. Philosophy Compass. https://doi.org/10.1111/phc3.12658.
Schubert, C. (2015). On the ethics of public nudging: Autonomy and agency. SSRN. Retrieved from https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2672970.
Tiefenbeck, V., Staake, T., Roth, K., & Sachs, O. (2013). For better or for worse? Empirical evidence of moral licensing in a behavioral energy conservation campaign. Energy Policy, 57, 160-171. Retrieved from http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/lameta/articles/a2d2_2014/EcoComp2.pdf.
Thunström, L. (2019, February 19). Good for some, bad for others: The welfare effects of nudges. BehavioralEconomics.com. Retrieved from https://www.behavioraleconomics.com/good-for-some-bad-for-others-the-welfare-effects-of-nudges/
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