The Right to Be Nudged? Rethinking Social and Economic Rights in the Light of Behavioral Economics

Social and economic and rights are incorporated into many national constitutions, and courts in many countries are effectively and legitimately enforcing them. However, the large majority of rights rulings addresses the cost of goods and services and focuses exclusively on access. There is now...

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Main Author:	Gauri, Varun
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS HUMAN RIGHTS LAW HEALTH EDUCATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/247441561055714884/The-Right-to-Be-Nudged-Rethinking-Social-and-Economic-Rights-in-the-Light-of-Behavioral-Economics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31972

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spelling	okr-10986-319722022-09-05T00:23:07Z The Right to Be Nudged? Rethinking Social and Economic Rights in the Light of Behavioral Economics Gauri, Varun BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS HUMAN RIGHTS LAW HEALTH EDUCATION Social and economic and rights are incorporated into many national constitutions, and courts in many countries are effectively and legitimately enforcing them. However, the large majority of rights rulings addresses the cost of goods and services and focuses exclusively on access. There is now strong evidence that internal, psychological factors limit the enjoyment of social and economic rights, and that nudges and other behavioral insights can increase welfare and support rights fulfillment. These facts suggest there exists a right to be nudged, or at least a duty to use behavioral insights in the provision of social and economic goods and services. The evidence suggests that a shift in choice architecture that shifts the burden of proof to the state in social and economic rights cases, the simplification of procedures for program eligibility and signup, the establishment of agencies to balance private advertising, the promotion of medications adherence, efforts to change student beliefs about learning, and opt-out savings programs are particularly promising. 2019-06-26T19:12:41Z 2019-06-26T19:12:41Z 2019-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/247441561055714884/The-Right-to-Be-Nudged-Rethinking-Social-and-Economic-Rights-in-the-Light-of-Behavioral-Economics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31972 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8907 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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description	Social and economic and rights are incorporated into many national constitutions, and courts in many countries are effectively and legitimately enforcing them. However, the large majority of rights rulings addresses the cost of goods and services and focuses exclusively on access. There is now strong evidence that internal, psychological factors limit the enjoyment of social and economic rights, and that nudges and other behavioral insights can increase welfare and support rights fulfillment. These facts suggest there exists a right to be nudged, or at least a duty to use behavioral insights in the provision of social and economic goods and services. The evidence suggests that a shift in choice architecture that shifts the burden of proof to the state in social and economic rights cases, the simplification of procedures for program eligibility and signup, the establishment of agencies to balance private advertising, the promotion of medications adherence, efforts to change student beliefs about learning, and opt-out savings programs are particularly promising.
format	Working Paper
author	Gauri, Varun
author_facet	Gauri, Varun
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title	The Right to Be Nudged? Rethinking Social and Economic Rights in the Light of Behavioral Economics
title_short	The Right to Be Nudged? Rethinking Social and Economic Rights in the Light of Behavioral Economics
title_full	The Right to Be Nudged? Rethinking Social and Economic Rights in the Light of Behavioral Economics
title_fullStr	The Right to Be Nudged? Rethinking Social and Economic Rights in the Light of Behavioral Economics
title_full_unstemmed	The Right to Be Nudged? Rethinking Social and Economic Rights in the Light of Behavioral Economics
title_sort	right to be nudged? rethinking social and economic rights in the light of behavioral economics
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/247441561055714884/The-Right-to-Be-Nudged-Rethinking-Social-and-Economic-Rights-in-the-Light-of-Behavioral-Economics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31972
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