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Definition of a nudge
Overview
Types of nudges
Application of theory
Government
Business
Healthcare
Public Health and Safety
Fundraising
Critique
See also
References
Further reading

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Nudge is a concept in behavioral economics, political theory, and behavioral sciences which proposes positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence the behavior and decision making of groups or individuals. Nudging contrasts with other ways to achieve compliance, such as education, legislation or enforcement . The nudge concept was popularized in the 2008 book Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, by two American scholars at the University of Chicago: behavioral economist Richard Thaler and legal scholar Cass Sunstein. It has influenced British and American politicians. Several nudge units exist around the world at the national level (UK, Germany, Japan and others) as well as at the international level (e.g. World Bank, UN, and the European Commission ). It is disputed whether "nudge theory" is a recent novel development in behavioral economics or merely a new term for one of many methods for influencing behavior, investigated in the science of behavior analysis. Contents
1 Definition of a nudge
2 Overview
3 Types of nudges
4 Application of theory
4.1 Government
4.2 Business
4.3 Healthcare
4.4 Public Health and Safety
4.5 Fundraising
5 Critique
6 See also
7 References
8 Further reading
Definition of a nudge
Example of a nudge: a housefly painted onto the ceramic of a urinal in a men's public toilet
The first formulation of the term and associated principles was developed in cybernetics by James Wilk before 1995 and described by Brunel University academic D. J. Stewart as "the art of the nudge" (sometimes referred to as micronudges).