Tag: #nudging

Philosophy and Literature Politics and Public Policy

Nudging vaccination

While most countries have begun the process of vaccinating against coronavirus, the data about who is getting vaccinated- or more importantly, who isn’t – are troubling. First, those least vulnerable to COVID-19 are being vaccinated before the highly at-risk individuals who don’t make or don’t attend their vaccination appointments. Second, vaccination rates are substantially lower amongst ethnic […]

Tags #coronavirus, #ethics, #government, #nudging, #politics, #publicpolicy, #vaccination

Business World

Big Data for nudging

Nudging is the careful construction of decision-making environments aimed at helping decision makers making wiser choices, possibly at their advantage. The first applications of nudges regarded mainly public policies and programs aimed at a general public, with no particular distinctions between potential users. Tax compliance, energy saving and even increasing men’s aim in public toilets […]

Tags #behaviouraleconomics, #bigdata, #choicearchitecture, #cookies, #digitalage, #duolingo, #hypernudge, #law, #libertarianpaternalism, #Nudge, #nudging, #privacy, #socialmedia, #surveillancecapitalism