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Default options in forms are the standard example of a nudge, a tax however is definitely not a nudge, the article actually explicitly says so.
by t_mann 4y ago
Default options in forms are the standard example of a nudge, a tax however is definitely not a nudge, the article actually explicitly says so.
- vintermann 4y agoIn that big meta study that questioned the efficiency of nudges, it was said in the discussion on HN that they excluded default options from the definition of nudges. Either way, the line seems arbitrary to me, and it's part of why I think they're moving the goalposts.
- t_mann 4y agoI don't know what people on HN said, but it's the first example of nudges of you look here (and pretty much anywhere else): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory#Types_of_nudges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory#Types_of_nudges
- vintermann 4y agoThe article in question was "No evidence for nudging after adjusting for publication bias". That study apparently counted default choices on forms as "structural interventions" - a term wide enough to usually include immunisation programs and taxes.