Nudge (book) Nudge (book) Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness is a book written by University of Chicago economist Richard H. Thaler and Harvard Law School Professor Cass R. Sunstein, first published in 2008. The book draws on research in psychology and behavioral economics to defend libertarian paternalism and active engineering of choice architecture. The book received largely positive reviews. "The Guardian" described it as "never intimidating, always amusing and elucidating: a jolly economic romp but with serious lessons within." It was named one of the best books of 2008 by "The Economist". One of the main justifications for Thaler's
Zürich thaler 1 Thaler. Zürich thaler The Thaler was the currency of Zürich until 1798. It was subdivided into 2 "Gulden", each of 36 "Schillinge", with the Schilling divided into 4 "Rappen" or 12 "Haller". It was replaced by the Frank of the Helvetian Republic in 1798. This was, in turn, replaced by the Zürich Frank. The thaler was worth of a Cologne mark. Thalers, with "Doppelthalers" and "halbe Thalers", were minted in Zürich first in the 16th century. First dated coins are Guldiners minted in 1512. In the late 18th century, silver coins were issued in denominations of 5 and 20