Blogs about: Default Rules
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A nudge for long-term care insurance
Included in the new health care legislation winding its way through Congress is a proposed government-run long-term care insurance program in which participating companies would automatically enroll t… more →
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A nudge for long-term care insurance
wrote 9 hours ago: Included in the new health care legislation winding its way through Congress is a proposed governmen … more →
Nudges in action
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wrote 2 weeks ago: 1) Vail Resorts, partnering with the National Forest Foundation, adds $1 to each Vail Resorts season … more →
Why aren't dual flush valves the default choice in public bathrooms?
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Tom Vanderbilt sends along this photo from a Stanford restroom. It’s a simple idea that seems … more →
New Paternalism on the Slippery Slopes, Part 4: Context Dependence
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wrote 1 month ago: by Glen Whitman New paternalists have also relied on the notion of context dependence to justify the … more →
Fed to banks: "Overdraft protection" isn't a customer favorite. Change the default rule.
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wrote 1 month ago: The Federal Reserve will prohibit banks from charging overdraft fees on automated teller machines or … more →
A nudge at the Patent and Trademark Office
wrote 2 months ago: Of interest to lawyers, the PTO has switched the default procedure with respect to the handling of w … more →
Switching the default rule to save state parks in Washington
wrote 2 months ago: Faced with a budget crunch and the possible closing of some state parks, Washington state legislator … more →
Consumer purchase battle over defaults
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wrote 3 months ago: Barry Ritholtz takes note of an ongoing battle between retailers and credit card companies over the … more →
What's a watch seller's favorite time?
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wrote 4 months ago: 10:10 (am or pm). Matt Soniak at Mental Floss explains why 10:10 is the default setting. The arrange … more →
A list of little nudges
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wrote 4 months ago: 1) The Justice department says it can save $573,000 through fiscal year 2010 by switching to double- … more →
Watch out for comcast's customer service survey
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wrote 9 months ago: The default settings are for good customer service, reports reader Donnie Hall: I recently signed up … more →
How much money can double-sided printing save a city?
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wrote 9 months ago: (Tulsa) Mayor Kathy Taylor announced that the city’s printers will now be set to two-sided printing … more →
You really want to read about pension funds, don't you?
wrote 10 months ago: Pension fund talk really gets the blood flowing, doesn’t it? Well, we’re going to try ou … more →
When should a choice architect set a default rule? When should a choice architect force a person to choose?
wrote 10 months ago: “In a world where everyone is identical, where we’re all homogeneous, where we all want … more →
Should the U.S. government create a default rule that cuts down on the amount of ink used in printing? It already has.
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wrote 10 months ago: A company called SPRANQ is promoting a free ecofont that it says reduces the amount ink used for a g … more →
Has Nudge unintentionally led to airline marketing scams?
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wrote 11 months ago: We sure hope not. Ian Ayres and and Jonathan Macey see an opt-out scam where airlines and flight agg … more →
How does a choice architect decide on a default rule?
wrote 11 months ago: That’s one of the $64,000 questions facing choice architects everywhere. Marketing professors … more →
Are opt-in bank recapitalization plans working?
wrote 1 year ago: Mostly Economics points to this passage from Euro Intelligence that says not in Germany. The money m … more →
Nudge sparks an idea for shareholder protection
wrote 1 year ago: Inspired by the book, law professor Judd Sneirson of the University of Oregon proposes some nudges t … more →
