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In recent years, the nudge approach and the choice architecture design have become popular in policy and academic circles. The aim of this entry is to present a general overview of the theory of nudges and a critical appraisal of its application to practice, in policy and program as well as in research design, also with respect to possible alternative approaches.
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Ambrosino, A., Faralla, V., Novarese, M. (2019). Nudge. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G.B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7753-2_631
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