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The Importance of Context for the Development of Labour Market Theory and Policy
Altman, Morris - In: Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch 141 (2021) 1-2, pp. 109-127
Labour market theory underlies much of economic analysis with implications for theory and policy. I argue that …
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Behavioural economics and policymaking: Learning from the early adopters
Lunn, Pete - 2012
persuasive to policymakers facing practical problems. The analysis identifies three routes via which BE has influenced policy: (1 … effectiveness of each route is assessed, in terms of the likelihood of successfully integrating scientific advances with policy … young science. Successful policy applications are most likely where there is expert input to policy development and the …
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Applying behavioural economics to international development policy
Anderson, C. Leigh; Stamoulis, Kostas - 2006
Many development policies and programmes are premised on a traditional economic model of rationality to predict how individuals will respond to changes in incentives. Despite the emphasis of these programmes on poverty reduction, economists and the development community in general are still...
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The role of experimentation in education policy
Sadoff, Sally - In: Oxford review of economic policy 30 (2014) 4, pp. 597-620
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The importance of context for the development of labour market theory and policy
Altman, Morris - In: Journal of contextual economics : Schmollers Jahrbuch 141 (2021) 1/2, pp. 109-127
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013418919
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Two converging paths: behavioural sciences and social marketing for better policies
Dessart, François J.; van Bavel, René - In: Journal of Social Marketing 7 (2017) 4, pp. 355-365
Purpose This commentary argues that social marketing and the application of behavioural sciences to policy constitute … applying behavioural sciences to policy. Design/methodology/approach The commentary relies on a review of the behavioural … similar end-goals, inform similar policy applications and are rooted in behavioural analysis. They diverge in their …
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Die (innere) Logik des Entscheidens: Zur neurobiologischen Fundierung ökonomischer Entscheidungen
Lehmann-Waffenschmidt, B. Cornelia; Roth, Gerhard; … - 2008
Ziel des Beitrages ist es, die neueren Erkenntnisse der Neurobiologie zum Entscheidungsverhalten von Menschen für die Entwicklung eines idealtypischen Ablaufplans ökonomischer Entscheidungsvorgänge einzusetzen, indem die Logik deutlich gemacht wird, die den Aufbau des menschlichen Gehirns...
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Zur Neubestimmung von Geschichte und Theoriegeschichte in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Ko-evolution von Wirtschaftsbeobachtung und Wirtschaftswirklichkeit
Dopfer, Kurt - 2008
Economic History and the History of Economic Thought haven been relegated increasingly from the teaching and research curricula of economics in recent years. The paper starts off arguing that this trend is due to the mechanistic ontology of mainstream economics, and it continues setting out an...
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The Effects of a Commitment Device on Health Outcomes: Reputational Commitment and Weight Loss in an Online Experiment
Savani, Manu Manthri - In: International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics … 7 (2018) 4, pp. 1-20
This article tests the effectiveness of commitment devices on weight loss. It can be applied as a health ‘nudge' that locks in future behaviours to achieve a desired health outcome, by staking money or reputation on achieving that goal. A field experiment randomly assigned 364 clients of an...
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Decision-Making Process of Farmers' in Present Political Economy of Agrarian Crisis with a Study of Burdwan District of West Bengal, India
Sengupta, Partha Pratim; Mukhopadhyay, Partha - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economies … 6 (2017) 1, pp. 96-113
The agricultural sector is less contributing sector than service and manufacturing sector in terms of share in the total GDP in India. For last two decades, farmers suicide in India has been. The question is how the individual farmers are taking such drastic decision. Decision-making process is...
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