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58. Why Is Richard Thaler Such a ****ing Optimist?

People I (Mostly) Admire

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The Battle of the Nudges

In the us, we have an optin system for organ donation. In countries that use presumed consent, almost no one ops out. People who have elected to be organ doners are treated very differently from people who have been presumed to be willing. The data show that you actually get about 25 % more organs transplanted with an optinsystem than presumed consent.

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