Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2022-12-30
Books mentioned on All You Need Is Nudge | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 474
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Summary of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Summary of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard Thaler, Cass Sunstein, and better me covers behavioral economics concepts regarding how choice architecture influences human decision-making.
Discussed“back in 2008 thaler published a book called nudge improving decisions about health wealth and happiness it was co-authored with the legal scholar Cass sunstein”
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Nudge
“nudge proved to be phenomenally popular I think something like 2 million people have read nudge around the world”
Passing Sludge
“Cass sunstein thaler's co-author on nudge has in fact just published a book called sludge what stops us from getting things done and what to do about it”
Passing The New World of Economics
“there's a quote from Obama it's a three-word quote in the new edition better is good he said”