Nudge I didn't want to publish this episode
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Aug 28, 2023 Nina Mazar, an expert on why nudges don't always work, discusses challenges in applying behavioral science, the power and limitations of default interventions in organ donation, publication bias and the default effect, scaling up messages and tailoring nudges, and strategies for increasing tax compliance.
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Nudges Don’t Always Work
- Nudges often fail to work as expected in real-world applications compared to lab settings.
- Even well-known nudges like UK's organ donor default system may not increase actual outcomes as assumed.
Limits of Default Nudges
- Changing defaults can effectively influence behavior but often doesn't translate directly to broader impact.
- Ethical concerns and lack of complementary changes can limit effectiveness of default nudges.
Publication Bias in Science
- Publication bias skews behavioral science literature towards positive findings, ignoring null results.
- This creates a misleading consensus that nudges always work, while many ineffective attempts remain unpublished.