All You Need Is Nudge (Update)

When Richard Thaler first published Nudge , the world was just starting to believe in his brand of behavioral economics. In this 2021 episode, we ask: How has nudge theory held up in the face of a global financial meltdown, a pandemic, and other existential crises? SOURCES: Richard Thaler , professor of economics at the University of Chicago. RESOURCES: Nudge: The Final Edition , by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (2021). Sludge: What Stops Us from Getting Things Done and …