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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2013-11-27

Books mentioned on 146. Fighting Poverty With Actual Evidence

2 books · With Dean Karlan, Richard Thaler · Listen

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Stephen Dubner discussed Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and others. Richard Thaler discussed Influence by Robert B. Cialdini.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Nudge

    Richard H. Thaler; Cass R. Sunstein · at 7:08 · mentioned 2 times

    Nudge by Richard H.

    Discussed
    “Dick is the co-author of an excellent book called Nudge, Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, which shows how behavioral economics can be used in the real world.”
    Stephen Dubner 146. Fighting Poverty With Actual Evidence 2013-11-27
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  2. Influence

    Robert B. Cialdini · at 33:03

    Influence by Robert B.

    Discussed
    “And the team just started experimenting writing different letters. So there's a simple trick from Bob Cialdini, the great social psychologist, author of the book Influence, that if you tell people truthfully, most people pay their taxes on time, that helps a little bit.”
    Richard Thaler 146. Fighting Poverty With Actual Evidence 2013-11-27
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing More Than Good Intentions
“Two years ago, Dean co-authored a book called More Than Good Intentions, How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty.”
Stephen Dubner 146. Fighting Poverty With Actual Evidence 2013-11-27
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