Wouldn’t it be convenient if the Internal Revenue Service didn’t need to fund tax collectors? What if a subtle nudge were all it took to make every taxpayer pay what they owe? For a brief moment about ...

Instagram says it will “nudge” teenagers away from harmful content and introduce a “take a break” feature as part of the company’s latest attempts to address revelations about the effect of Facebook ...

Richard Thaler is one of the most important behavioral economists in the world. The Nobel Prize laureate has written extensively on behavioral economics, such as how to get people to save more for ...

Since their 2008 book on psychology and behavioral economics excited nerves among policymakers in Washington and overseas, two U of C professors of law and economics have found major new applications ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Elizabeth Bauer is an actuary who writes about retirement policy.

As we pack up the tinsel and throw out the tree, most people’s minds turn to the challenge of making a fresh start in 2023. How can we finally lose weight, stop smoking, or save more money for the ...

Seven defined benefit schemes with £217bn in assets have asked for Work and Pensions committee intervention due to concerns regarding ‘stronger nudge’ requirements, which they believe are not fit for ...

Tesco could use shoppers’ Clubcard data to warn them when their baskets are becoming unhealthy, the grocer’s chief executive has said. Ken Murphy said artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to ...