Behavioural Public Policy

Introduction Adam Oliver; 1. Ambiguity aversion and the UK government's response to swine flu Adam Oliver; 1.1 A response to Oliver Christopher Exeter; 2. Models of governance of public services: empirical and behavioural analysis of 'Econs' and 'Humans' Gwyn Bevan and Barbara Fasolo; 2.1 A response to Bevan and Fasolo Charitini Stavropoulou; 3. From irresponsible knaves to responsible knights for just 5p: behavioural public policy and the environment Kate Disney, Julian Le Grand and Giles Atkinson; 3.1 A response to Disney, Le Grand and Atkinson Richard Cookson; 4. The more who die, the less we care: psychic numbing and genocide Paul Slovic and Daniel Västfjäll; 4.1 A response to Slovic and Västfjäll Jonathan Wolff; 5. Healthy habits: some thoughts on the role of public policy in healthful eating and exercise under limited rationality Matthew Rabin; 5.1 A response to Rabin Alex Voorhoeve; 6. Confessing one's sins but still committing them: transparency and the failure of disclosure Sunita Sah, Daylian M. Cain and George Loewenstein; 6.1 A response to Sah, Cain and Loewenstein Robert Sugden; 7. How should people be rewarded for their work? Bruno Frey; 7.1 A response to Frey Matteo M. Galizzi; 8. Influencing the financial behaviour of individuals: the mindspace way Paul Dolan; 8.1 A response to Dolan Sander van der Linden; 9. Decision analysis from a neo-calvinist point of view Drazen Prelec; 9.1 A response to Prelec Luc Bovens; Index.