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- Authors
- Thaler, R. H., & Sunstein, C. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- Venue
- American Economic Review
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Published
- 2003-04-01
- Volume
- 93
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 175-179
- ISSN
- 0002-8282 (ISSN-L)
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- W4245007606
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- FWCI
- 69.17
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- journal article
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- American Economic Review (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Theory and Institutions
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Legal and Constitutional Studies
- Keywords
- libertarian paternalism, nudging, behavioral economics, choice architecture
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