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
Linda Kaplan Thaler at CCNY, earning a BS in psychology and later a Master of Music from the same institution. She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honors society. Kaplan Thaler served as chairman of Publicis New York until 2016. Previously, she was CEO and Chief Creative Officer of the Kaplan Thaler Group, which she founded in 1997. Prior to founding the Kaplan Thaler Group, she spent 17 years at J. Walter Thompson where she was a Senior Vice President, then went to Wells Rich Greene as Executive Vice President and Executive Creative Director. She has also worked on several political