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Behavioural Public Economics

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Behavioural public economics incorporates ideas from behavioural economics, psychology, and neuroscience in the analysis and design of public policies. This article provides an introduction to its methods and discusses its application to savings and addiction policy.

This chapter was originally published in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, 2008. Edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume

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Douglas Bernheim, B., Rangel, A. (2008). Behavioural Public Economics. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_2074-1

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