Behavioral Insights and Public Policy: Nudging for Good
GOV 1759
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Course Information
Description
Behavioral economics focuses on the ways in which our individual actions, rather than resulting from rational self-interested decisions, reflect a variety of biases, habits, emotions, and considerations about others. Many governments have created behavioral insights teams to apply these insights to rethink traditional approaches to policy. We will examine recent research and applications in areas including healthcare, crime, discrimination, retirement savings, consumer credit, environmental conservation, welfare, employment, education, taxation, and foreign aid.
Class Notes
IR_subfield
public_policy
political_economy
This course requires students to choose timed sections during registration.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
NOTE: This course requires additional sections; you will be prompted to choose secondary components during the Add to Cart process
