Ralph Hertwig
When to consider boosting: some rules for policy-makers
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
abstract recent years public officials shown growing interest using evidence behavioural sciences promote policy goals much discussion behaviourally informed approaches focused nudges nonfiscal nonregulatory interventions steer nudge people specific direction preserving choice less attention paid boosts alternative evidencebased class nonfiscal nonregulatory intervention goal boosts make easier people exercise agency making choices instance people risk making poor health medical financial choices policymaker rather steering behaviour nudging take action foster boost individuals decisionmaking competences boosts range interventions require little time cognitive effort individuals part ones require substantial amounts training effort motivation article outlines six rules policymakers apply order determine conditions boosts relative nudges preferable form nonfiscal nonregulatory intervention objective argue boosts better nudges vice versa begin spell two approaches respective conditions success