Strategies based on Behavioural Economics — ‘nudges’— now inform policy thinking in areas as diverse as obesity, tax compliance, smoking, … Continue reading “Can Behavioural Economics improve economic policymaking?”

This post is an abridged version of a commentary on a 2016 Beesley Lecture. Behavioural economics is not a challenge … Continue reading “Behavioural economics – a critique of its policy conclusions”

The ‘prevailing orthodoxy’ (or ‘the zeitgeist’) is much like a rainbow: wherever you happen to stand, it always seems to … Continue reading “The public wants more eco-bullying, shows Fabian Society ‘research’”

Last month I attended a speech by Richard Thaler, of ‘Nudge’ fame. Professor Thaler is an engaging speaker. His assertion that … Continue reading “Private versus public nudging”