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来源类型 | Working Paper |
规范类型 | 报告 |
DOI | 10.3386/w22671 |
来源ID | Working Paper 22671 |
Applying Behavioral Economics to Public Policy in Canada | |
Robert French; Philip Oreopoulos | |
发表日期 | 2016-09-26 |
出版年 | 2016 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | Behavioral economics incorporates ideas from Psychology, Sociology, and Neuroscience to better predict how individuals make long-term decisions. Often the ideas adopted include present or inattention bias, both potentially leading to sub-optimal outcomes. But these models also point to opportunities for effective, low-cost government policies that can have meaningful positive effects on people’s long-term well-being. The last decade has been marked by a growing interest from governments the world over in using behavioral economics to inform policy decisions. This is true of Canada as well. In this paper we discuss the increasingly important role behavioral economics plays in Canadian public policy. We first contextualize government policies that have incorporated insights from behavioral economics by outlining a collection of models of intertemporal choice. We then present examples of public policy initiatives that are based upon findings in the field, placing particular emphasis on Canadian initiatives. We also document future opportunities, challenges, and limitations. |
主题 | Labor Economics ; Demography and Aging ; Labor Supply and Demand ; Labor Market Structures |
URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w22671 |
来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/580343 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Robert French,Philip Oreopoulos. Applying Behavioral Economics to Public Policy in Canada. 2016. |
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