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Dold, M., Schubert, C. Wohin nudgen? Zum Menschenbild des Libertären Paternalismus. Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, 87(1), 29-39. https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.87.1.29
Dold, Malte F. and Schubert, Christian "Wohin nudgen? Zum Menschenbild des Libertären Paternalismus" Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 87.1, 2018, 29-39. https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.87.1.29
Dold, Malte F./Schubert, Christian (2018): Wohin nudgen? Zum Menschenbild des Libertären Paternalismus, in: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, vol. 87, iss. 1, 29-39, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.87.1.29

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Wohin nudgen? Zum Menschenbild des Libertären Paternalismus

Dold, Malte F. | Schubert, Christian

Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, Vol. 87 (2018), Iss. 1 : pp. 29–39

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Malte F. Dold, New York University, Department of Economics

Christian Schubert, Deutsche Universität in Kairo, Faculty of Management Technology

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Libertarian paternalism is a normative public policy program that has become famous in recent years for the propagation of nudging. However, we think that it suffers from a series of conceptual flaws. Most notably, it takes homo economicus as the normative benchmark which real-world individuals should be nudged towards. This article assesses this theoretical starting point and critically discusses its implications. We sketch an alternative foundation for behavioral policies which might help to free nudging from the standard charge of manipulation.