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Nudge vs. Boost

The document discusses two approaches to changing behavior - nudging and boosting. Nudging assumes people make mindless decisions and aims to influence choices through defaults and framing. Boosting targets improving people's skills and knowledge through education, assuming competencies can increase. While both face ethical criticisms, nudging has been more criticized as manipulative with too little transparency.

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210 views7 pages

Nudge vs. Boost

The document discusses two approaches to changing behavior - nudging and boosting. Nudging assumes people make mindless decisions and aims to influence choices through defaults and framing. Boosting targets improving people's skills and knowledge through education, assuming competencies can increase. While both face ethical criticisms, nudging has been more criticized as manipulative with too little transparency.

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Nudge Versus Boost

How Coherent are Policy and


Theory?

Introduction
2 types of research programs:
Heuristics & Biases
Simple Heuristics

Linked to 2 policy approaches to


changing behaviour, respectively:
Nudge approach
Boost approach

Nudge approach
Assumes somewhat mindless,
passive decision makers
There are multiple ways of nudging
an individual towards a different,
more beneficial outcome:
Setting defaults
Framing information

Boost approach
It targets the individuals skills and
knowledge and aims to educate
them
It assumes the decision makers
competences can be improved
The examples are also like framing
information, but is done to educate:
Natural frequencies

Policy goals
Policies have goals and therefore
make assumptions about audiences
goals:
Nudge approach: the policy designer
needs to be fully informed and know
specific goals for the policies to be
legitimate
Boost approach: requires only a
minimum knowledge of goals

Results
1. Divergence in
assumptions
2. Coherence
between policy
and theory?
3. No, but the
results are
different in
both cases

Critisism
Complaints about ethical problems
Both policies violate liberty because
they attempt to influence a persons
decision
However, nudging has been criticised
more
Manipulative
Too little transparency

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