Richard Taler Libros

La teoría económica clásica ha considerado el comportamiento irracional como irrelevante en su ámbito de investigación. Sin embargo, la evidencia indica que el ser humano no actúa siempre guiado por criterios racionales, tal como demuestra la psicología económica. Nuestros deseos, valores, miedos, prejuicios o afectos, por ejemplo, influyen claramente en nuestra valoración y juicio de las cosas, así como en nuestra toma de decisiones. Richard Thaler, uno de sus mayores expertos y pionero mundial en este campo, aborda la evolución y los hitos en este ámbito de investigación, desde sus inicios, en los años 70 del siglo XX hasta la actualidad

"Un pequeño empujón" de Cass R. Sunstein y Richard H. Thaler explora cómo las decisiones se ven influenciadas por la organización de las opciones. Los autores, a través de ejemplos y ciencia del comportamiento, demuestran que pequeños impulsos pueden mejorar decisiones en salud, finanzas y más, sin restringir la libertad de elección. Es un libro esencial para formular políticas públicas.

RESUMEN: Somos propensos a cometer errores. Cada día tomamos decisiones sobre temas tan vitales como la educación de nuestros hijos, nuestras inversiones, nuestra dieta o nuestras hipotecas. Desafortunadamente, muchas veces nos equivocamos. Esto se debe a que, como seres humanos, nos dejamos influir por una serie de percepciones erróneas que nos llevan al desacierto. El concepto de nudge, literalmente un pequeno empujón, sirve de base a las originales y eficaces propuestas de Thaler y Sunstein para revertir esta tendencia. Figuras de la talla de Barack Obama ya están adoptando estas medidas. Se trata de que las personas y las instituciones, tanto privadas como públicas, se esfuercen de forma consciente en orientar nuestras decisiones de modo que mejoren nuestras vidas. Impulsos leves, a menudo invisibles, para incentivarnos sin mermar nuestra libertad de elección. Citing decades of cutting-edge behavioral science research, the authors demonstrate that sensible choice architecture can successfully nudge people towards the best decisions without restricting their freedom.

When economics meets psychology, the implications for individuals, managers and policy makers are both profound and entertaining. Coupling recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and market behaviour, the author enlightens readers about how to make smarter decisions in an increasingly mystifying world.

"Coupling recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and market behavior, Thaler enlightens readers about how to make smarter decisions in an increasingly mystifying world. He reveals how behavioral economic analysis opens up new ways to look at everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices in a new building, to TV game shows, the NFL draft, and businesses like Uber"--Amazon

"Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying a clock radio, selling basketball tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. More importantly, our misbehavior has serious consequences. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our lives, our businesses, and our governments"--Amazon.com

Using the application of psychology to the challenges we face in the world today, the Nudge Unit is pushing us in the right direction. This book presents the unconventional, multi-million pound saving initiative that makes a big difference through influencing small, simple changes in our behaviour.

Richard Thaler challenges the received economic wisdom by revealing many of the paradoxes that abound even in the most painstakingly constructed transactions. He presents literate, challenging, and often funny examples of such anomalies as why the winners at auctions are often the real losers--they pay too much and suffer the "winner's curse"-- why gamblers bet on long shots at the end of a losing day, why shoppers will save on one appliance only to pass up the identical savings on another, and why sports fans who wouldn't pay more than $200 for a Super Bowl ticket wouldn't sell one they own for less than $400. He also demonstrates that markets do not always operate with the traplike efficiency we impute to them.

"Every day we make choices--about food and other purchases, financial investments, our children's health and education, even the causes we champion or the planet itself. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research, Nudge shows how sensible "choice architecture" can help us to overcome the biases that lead to bad decisions and nudge us toward the best decisions for ourselves, our families, and our society"-- Provided by publisher