The behavioral foundations of public policy

In recent years, remarkable progress has been made in behavioral research on a wide variety of topics, from behavioral finance, labor contracts, philanthropy, and the analysis of savings and poverty, to eyewitness identification and sentencing decisions, racism, sexism, health behaviors, and voting....

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Main Author Shafir, Eldar
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Princeton Princeton University Press 2013
Edition1
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Behavioural psychology
Behavioural sciences
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Consumer Behavior
Contracts
Economic Policy
Economic theory
Labour relations
Marketing & Advertising
Planning methods
Policy making
Policy science
Political analysis
Political planning
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Public Policy
Social planning
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  • The behavioral foundations of public policy -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: Prejudice And Discrimination -- Chapter 1: The Nature of Implicit Prejudice: Implications for Personal and Public Policy -- Chapter 2: Biases in Interracial Interactions: Implications for Social Policy -- Chapter 3: Policy Implications of Unexamined Discrimination: Gender Bias in Employment as a Case Study -- Part 2: Social Interactions -- Chapter 4: The Psychology of Cooperation: Implications for Public Policy -- Chapter 5: Rethinking Why People Vote: Voting as Dynamic Social Expression -- Chapter 6: Perspectives on Disagreement and Dispute Resolution: Lessons from the Lab and the Real World -- Chapter 7: Psychic Numbing and Mass Atrocity -- Part 3: The Justice System -- Chapter 8: Eyewitness Identification and the Legal System -- Chapter 9: False Convictions -- Chapter 10: Behavioral Issues of Punishment, Retribution, and Deterrence -- Part 4: Bias and Competence -- Chapter 11: Claims and Denials of Bias and Their Implications for Policy -- Chapter 12: Questions of Competence: The Duty to Inform and the Limits to Choice -- Chapter 13: If Misfearing Is the Problem, Is Cost-Benefit Analysis the Solution? -- Part 5: Behavioral Economics and Finance -- Chapter 14: Choice Architecture and Retirement Saving Plans -- Chapter 15: Behavioral Economics Analysis of Employment Law -- Chapter 16: Decision Making and Policy in Contexts of Poverty -- Part 6: Behavior Change -- Chapter 17: Psychological Levers of Behavior Change -- Chapter 18: Turning Mindless Eating into Healthy Eating -- Chapter 19: A Social Psychological Approach to Educational Intervention -- PART 7: IMPROVING DECISIONS -- Chapter 20: Beyond Comprehension: Figuring Out Whether Decision Aids Improve People's Decisions -- Chapter 21: Using Decision Errors to Help People Help Themselves -- Chapter 22: Doing the Right Thing Willingly: Using the Insights of Behavioral Decision Research for Better Environmental Decisions -- Chapter 23: Overcoming Decision Biases to Reduce Losses from Natural Catastrophes -- Part 8: Decision Contexts -- Chapter 24: Decisions by Default -- Chapter 25: Choice Architecture -- Chapter 26: Behaviorally Informed Regulation -- Part 9: Commentaries -- Chapter 27: Psychology and Economic Policy -- Chapter 28: Behavioral Decision Science Applied to Health-Care Policy -- Chapter 29: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Debiasing the Policy Makers Themselves -- Chapter 30: Paternalism, Manipulation, Freedom, and the Good -- Index
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Foreword List of Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction CHAPTER 1: The Nature of Implicit Prejudice: CHAPTER 2: Biases in Interracial Interactions: CHAPTER 3: Policy Implications of Unexamined Discrimination: CHAPTER 4: The Psychology of Cooperation: CHAPTER 5: Rethinking Why People Vote: CHAPTER 6: Perspectives on Disagreement and Dispute Resolution: CHAPTER 7: Psychic Numbing and Mass Atrocity CHAPTER 8: Eyewitness Identification and the Legal System CHAPTER 9: False Convictions CHAPTER 10: Behavioral Issues of Punishment, Retribution, and Deterrence CHAPTER 11: Claims and Denials of Bias and Their Implications for Policy CHAPTER 12: Questions of Competence: CHAPTER 13: If Misfearing Is the Problem, Is Cost-Benefit Analysis the Solution? CHAPTER 14: Choice Architecture and Retirement Saving Plans CHAPTER 15: Behavioral Economics Analysis of Employment Law CHAPTER 16: Decision Making and Policy in Contexts of Poverty CHAPTER 17: Psychological Levers of Behavior Change CHAPTER 18: Turning Mindless Eating into Healthy Eating CHAPTER 19: A Social Psychological Approach to Educational Intervention CHAPTER 20: Beyond Comprehension: CHAPTER 21: Using Decision Errors to Help People Help Themselves CHAPTER 22: Doing the Right Thing Willingly: CHAPTER 23: Overcoming Decision Biases to Reduce Losses from Natural Catastrophes CHAPTER 24: Decisions by Default CHAPTER 25: Choice Architecture CHAPTER 26: Behaviorally Informed Regulation CHAPTER 27: Psychology and Economic Policy CHAPTER 28: Behavioral Decision Science Applied to Health-Care Policy CHAPTER 29: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? CHAPTER 30: Paternalism, Manipulation, Freedom, and the Good Index
  • Cover Title Page, Copyright Contents Foreword List of Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction PART 1. PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION Chapter 1. The Nature of Implicit Prejudice: Implications for Personal and Public Policy Chapter 2. Biases in Interracial Interactions: Implications for Social Policy Chapter 3. Policy Implications of Unexamined Discrimination: Gender Bias in Employment as a Case Study PART 2. SOCIAL INTERACTIONS Chapter 4. The Psychology of Cooperation: Implications for Public Policy Chapter 5. Rethinking Why People Vote: Voting as Dynamic Social Expression Chapter 6. Perspectives on Disagreement and Dispute Resolution: Lessons from the Lab and the Real World Chapter 7. Psychic Numbing and Mass Atrocity PART 3. THE JUSTICE SYSTEM Chapter 8. Eyewitness Identification and the Legal System Chapter 9. False Convictions Chapter 10. Behavioral Issues of Punishment, Retribution, and Deterrence PART 4. BIAS AND COMPETENCE Chapter 11. Claims and Denials of Bias and Their Implications for Policy Chapter 12. Questions of Competence: The Duty to Inform and the Limits to Choice Chapter 13. If Misfearing Is the Problem, Is Cost-Benefit Analysis the Solution? PART 5. BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AND FINANCE Chapter 14. Choice Architecture and Retirement Saving Plans Chapter 15. Behavioral Economics Analysis of Employment Law Chapter 16. Decision Making and Policy in Contexts of Poverty PART 6. BEHAVIOR CHANGE Chapter 17. Psychological Levers of Behavior Change Chapter 18. Turning Mindless Eating into Healthy Eating Chapter 19. A Social Psychological Approach to Educational Intervention PART 7. IMPROVING DECISIONS Chapter 20. Beyond Comprehension: Figuring Out Whether Decision Aids Improve People’s Decisions Chapter 21. Using Decision Errors to Help People Help Themselves Chapter 22. Doing the Right Thing Willingly: Using the Insights of Behavioral Decision Research for Better Environmental Decisions Chapter 23. Overcoming Decision Biases to Reduce Losses from Natural Catastrophes PART 8. DECISION CONTEXTS Chapter 24. Decisions by Default Chapter 25. Choice Architecture Chapter 26. Behaviorally Informed Regulation PART 9. COMMENTARIES Chapter 27. Psychology and Economic Policy Chapter 28. Behavioral Decision Science Applied to Health-Care Policy Chapter 29. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Debiasing the Policy Makers Themselves Chapter 30. Paternalism, Manipulation, Freedom, and the Good Index
  • Cover -- The Behavioral Foundations of Public Policy -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART 1. PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION -- Chapter 1. The Nature of Implicit Prejudice: Implications for Personal and Public Policy -- Chapter 2. Biases in Interracial Interactions: Implications for Social Policy -- Chapter 3. Policy Implications of Unexamined Discrimination: Gender Bias in Employment as a Case Study -- PART 2. SOCIAL INTERACTIONS -- Chapter 4. The Psychology of Cooperation: Implications for Public Policy -- Chapter 5. Rethinking Why People Vote: Voting as Dynamic Social Expression -- Chapter 6. Perspectives on Disagreement and Dispute Resolution: Lessons from the Lab and the Real World -- Chapter 7. Psychic Numbing and Mass Atrocity -- PART 3. THE JUSTICE SYSTEM -- Chapter 8. Eyewitness Identification and the Legal System -- Chapter 9. False Convictions -- Chapter 10. Behavioral Issues of Punishment, Retribution, and Deterrence -- PART 4. BIAS AND COMPETENCE -- Chapter 11. Claims and Denials of Bias and Their Implications for Policy -- Chapter 12. Questions of Competence: The Duty to Inform and the Limits to Choice -- Chapter 13. If Misfearing Is the Problem, Is Cost-Benefit Analysis the Solution? -- PART 5. BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AND FINANCE -- Chapter 14. Choice Architecture and Retirement Saving Plans -- Chapter 15. Behavioral Economics Analysis of Employment Law -- Chapter 16. Decision Making and Policy in Contexts of Poverty -- PART 6. BEHAVIOR CHANGE -- Chapter 17. Psychological Levers of Behavior Change -- Chapter 18. Turning Mindless Eating into Healthy Eating -- Chapter 19. A Social Psychological Approach to Educational Intervention -- PART 7. IMPROVING DECISIONS -- Chapter 20. Beyond Comprehension: Figuring Out Whether Decision Aids Improve People's Decisions
  • Chapter 21. Using Decision Errors to Help People Help Themselves -- Chapter 22. Doing the Right Thing Willingly: Using the Insights of Behavioral Decision Research for Better Environmental Decisions -- Chapter 23. Overcoming Decision Biases to Reduce Losses from Natural Catastrophes -- PART 8. DECISION CONTEXTS -- Chapter 24. Decisions by Default -- Chapter 25. Choice Architecture -- Chapter 26. Behaviorally Informed Regulation -- PART 9. COMMENTARIES -- Chapter 27. Psychology and Economic Policy -- Chapter 28. Behavioral Decision Science Applied to Health-Care Policy -- Chapter 29. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Debiasing the Policy Makers Themselves -- Chapter 30. Paternalism, Manipulation, Freedom, and the Good -- Index