Nudging the pub: a change in choice architecture can help pubgoers drink less

Bovens, Luc (2015) Nudging the pub: a change in choice architecture can help pubgoers drink less. LSE Business Review (17 Sep 2015). Website.

Preview

PDF - Published Version Download (243kB) | Preview

• Publisher

Abstract

The Government uses various policy tools to reduce alcohol consumption. There are restrictions on promotions, information campaigns, and pricing policies. These policies do not stand unchallenged. Restrictions on promotions irk business, information campaigns fail to reach the less educated, and pricing policies hurt responsible but poor consumers. So what about Thaler and Sunstein’s Nudge? Nudges keep choices open but change the “choice architecture” so as to help those who would like to drink less, and they do so in ways that constructively engage business. Let us focus on one choice environment here, namely beer consumption in British pubs.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/
Additional Information:	© 2015 London School of Economics
Divisions:	Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	25 Sep 2015 15:11
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 23:53
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/63763

Actions (login required)

View Item