Behaviour and Biases: Implications for the Government as Choice Architect

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Autores principales: Henriëtte Prast, Casper Thomas
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b960d40698684bbf94c63ab0932862902021-12-02T00:35:06ZBehaviour and Biases: Implications for the Government as Choice Architect1876-8156https://doaj.org/article/b960d40698684bbf94c63ab0932862902009-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ojs.ubvu.vu.nl/alf/article/view/96https://doaj.org/toc/1876-8156<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-GB">This article discusses various findings regarding behavioural economics in the context of their implications for policy aimed at affecting individual behaviour. In doing so, it examines the role of technology. How does technology interfere with psychological biases in behaviour, and how could it be used in mitigating the adverse consequences of these biases? Our conclusion is that while</span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US"> in some areas of decision-making, technology makes dealing with behavioral biases more difficult, it can also be used to support a policy aimed at reducing these biases.</span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US"> </span></p>Henriëtte PrastCasper ThomasAmsterdam Law ForumarticleTechnology, Privacy, Surveillance, Politics, Inidividual Freedom, Constitution, Internet, human rightsLawKENAmsterdam Law Forum, Vol 1, Iss 4, Pp 77-88 (2009)
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Henriëtte Prast
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Behaviour and Biases: Implications for the Government as Choice Architect
description <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-GB">This article discusses various findings regarding behavioural economics in the context of their implications for policy aimed at affecting individual behaviour. In doing so, it examines the role of technology. How does technology interfere with psychological biases in behaviour, and how could it be used in mitigating the adverse consequences of these biases? Our conclusion is that while</span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US"> in some areas of decision-making, technology makes dealing with behavioral biases more difficult, it can also be used to support a policy aimed at reducing these biases.</span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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title Behaviour and Biases: Implications for the Government as Choice Architect
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title_full_unstemmed Behaviour and Biases: Implications for the Government as Choice Architect
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