Every subject has its own slant or “bias” if you choose based on how it defines itself and the sorts of problems it tackles. That’s certainly worth examining, b

Every subject has its own slant or “bias” if you choose based on how it defines itself and the sorts of problems it tackles. That’s certainly worth examining, but maybe not particularly good fodder for takedown articles. This sentence in the abstract is probably the most revealing about the goals and yes biases of the article’s author: “meaning that governmental paternalism is called upon to steer people with the help of ‘nudges.‘“ In other words this isn’t really about examining whether the field is productive on its own terms but it’s about picking a political fight under the guise of a methods critique. The author seems convinced that behavioral economic results demand governmental intervention, and so he attacks the premise of the entire field. Maybe better material for a polisci journal.