• When Psychology meets Economics – The Art of Nudging

When Psychology meets Economics – The Art of Nudging

Thomas Post, Assistant Professor of Finance

A half-full glass and a half-empty one are equally full, right? No! Nudging is applying psychological tricks to steer economic behaviour. Nudges are cheap, powerful and widely applied by businesses and governments without you even noticing. Nudging is beautifully simple – but is it also ethical?