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Behavioral mechanism design.

Samuel Bowles
Published in: The Behavioral and brain sciences (2023)
The authors make a convincing case that behavioral scientists have mistakenly focused on improving individual decision making and in so doing have deflected attention from necessary changes in the rules of the game - societal institutions and policies - that shape individual decisions. To address this problem a behavioral science of public policy requires rethinking fundamental economic concepts including preferences and incentives.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • decision making
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • working memory
  • smoking cessation
  • human immunodeficiency virus
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