{"id":15766,"date":"2024-02-22T19:54:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T14:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/?p=15766"},"modified":"2024-02-22T19:54:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T14:24:15","slug":"episode-78-david-halpern-on-nudging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/episodes\/2024\/02\/22\/episode-78-david-halpern-on-nudging\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 78: David Halpern on Nudging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30064588\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ff1018\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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David Halpern joins Vasant Dhar in episode 78 of Brave New World to share his learnings from running the Behavioral Insight Team for the British government.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Useful resources<\/b>:<br \/>\n1. David Halpern on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Halpern_(psychologist)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Halpern_(psychologist)&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1708621616757000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2WtdlxDtQ2PlOd_8gcIY7w\">Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bi.team\/people\/professor-david-halpern-cbe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bi.team\/people\/professor-david-halpern-cbe\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1708621616757000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2JU29QjbHQC3V86MDg2ywH\">the Behavioural Insights Team<\/a>.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bi.team\/our-work-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bi.team\/our-work-2\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1708621616757000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1JI-P1mq58yys9Tu5Uzciq\">The work of the Behavioral Insights Team<\/a>.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/gttAzeP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/a.co\/d\/gttAzeP&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1708621616757000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0unvHPXU0GypNKmuItud25\">Inside the Nudge Unit<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; David Halpern.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.co.in\/books\/about\/Social_Capital.html?id=fAdR6ufr8NsC&amp;redir_esc=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/books.google.co.in\/books\/about\/Social_Capital.html?id%3DfAdR6ufr8NsC%26redir_esc%3Dy&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1708621616758000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3L4ms3FbCC6Jp-rt3iRd1E\">Social Capital<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; David Halpern.<br \/>\n5,\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/6ZSRyQj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/a.co\/d\/6ZSRyQj&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1708621616758000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ARznbghQnmpo-WOAQednK\">The Hidden Wealth of Nations<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; David Halpern.<br \/>\n6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bi.team\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BIT_The-behavioural-science-of-online-harm-and-manipulation-and-what-to-do-about-it_Single.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bi.team\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BIT_The-behavioural-science-of-online-harm-and-manipulation-and-what-to-do-about-it_Single.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1708621616758000&amp;usg=AOvVaw19PV34FetRZ2xoKHgGA1_P\">The behavioural science of online harm and manipulation, and what to do about it<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Elisabeth Costa and David Halpern.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crr.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IB_13-3-508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/crr.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IB_13-3-508.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1708621616758000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3U6sWH3W56UdhUZIQGOhfa\">Subsidies vs Nudges: Which Policies Increase Saving the Most?<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Raj Chetty et al<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/vasantdhar.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/vasantdhar.substack.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1708621616758000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3aOpUh3srSL1RScrG7GLEd\">Vasant Dhar\u2019s newsletter<\/a><\/b>\u00a0on Substack. 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