Main description:

-A key title to show how psychology can be used to inform and affect policy - especially timely in the midst of the global pandemic and economic crisis -Covers a range of domains: health, environment, education, economics, work -Illustrated throughout with case studies and major empirical examples, and includes end-of-chapter questions, glossary and key concept boxes -Includes international range of contributors from academic and professional contexts. -Ideal for psychology and non-psychology students, as well as professionals looking for an accessible overview of the key topics. -This edition includes a new chapter showcasing the work of the Canadian Government's behavioral insights unit.

Contents:

About this Book

Foreword

Prof. Jay Van Bavel

Acknowledgments

Psychology and policy
Kai Ruggeri, Kamilla Knutsen Steinnes, Maja Friedemann, and Fadi Makki

A brief history of behavioral and secision sciences
Kai Ruggeri, Jana B. Berkessel, Philipe M. Bujold, Maja Friedemann, Hannes Jarke, Kamilla Knutsen Steinnes, Mary MacLennan, Sahana K. Quail, Felice L. Tavera, Sanne Verra, Faisal Naru, Filippo Cavassini, and Elizabeth Hardy

An introduction to behavioral economics
Kai Ruggeri, Hannes Jarke, Maja Friedemann, Faisal Naru, and Francesca Papa

Economic, financial, and consumer behavior
Kai Ruggeri, Maja Friedemann, Jakub M. Krawiec, Hannes Jarke, Sahana K. Quail, Alessandro F. Paul, Tomas Folke, and Enrico Rubaltelli

Health behavior and decision-making in healthcare
Hannes Jarke, Kai Ruggeri, Johanna Graeber, Markus R. Tunte, Olatz Ojinaga-Alfageme, Sanne Verra, Dafina Petrova, Amel Benzerga, Zorana Zupan. and Matteo M. Galizzi

Energy and environmental behavior
Sara Morales Izquierdo, Manou Willems, Kai Ruggeri, Johanna Emilia Immonen, Amel Benzerga, Ondr ej Kacha, Kai, Ruggeri, and Sander van der Linden

Education and behavior
Carly D. Robinson, Thomas Lind Andersen, Clair Davison, Emir Demic, Hamish Evans, Mafalda Fontinha Mascarenhas, Shannon P. Gibson, Renata Hlavova, Wing Yi Lam, Silvana Mareva, Aleksandra Yosifova, and Kai Ruggeri

Work and workplace decison-making
Ralitsa Karakasheva, Jascha Achterberg, Jana B. Berkessel, Alessia Cottone, Julia Dhar, Jon M. Jachimowicz, Yuna S. M. Lee, Ashley Whillans, and Kai Ruggeri

Communications and behavioral economics
Marlene Hecht, Nejc Plohl, Bojana Veckalov, Julia P. Stuhlreyer, Kai Ruggeri, and Sander van der Linden

Evidence-based policy
Kai Ruggeri, Olatz Ojinaga-Alfageme, Amel Benzerga, Jana B. Berkessel, Maja Friedemann, Renata Hlavova, Marvin Kunz, Nejc Plohl, Felicia Sundstroem, and Tomas Folke

Policy evaluation and behavioral economics
Kai Ruggeri, Julia P. Stuhlreyer, Johanna Emilia Immonen, Silvana Mareva, Maja Friedemann, Alessandro F. Paul, Matthew Lee, and Rachel C. Shelton

Behavioral insights - A Government of Canada perspective
Elizabeth Hardy, Haris Khan, and Meera Paleja

Behavioral Impacts for public policy
Kai Ruggeri

Glossary

References

Index