{"product_id":"the-behavioral-foundations-of-public-policy-9780691137568","title":"The Behavioral Foundations of Public Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn interdisciplinary look at the behavioral roots of public policy from the fields leading experts  In recent years  remarkable progress has been made in behavioral research on a wide variety of topics  from behavioral finance  labor contracts  philanthropy  and the analysis of savings and poverty  to eyewitness identification and sentencing decisions  racism  sexism  health behaviors  and voting. Research findings have often been strikingly counterintuitive  with serious implications for public policymaking. In this book  leading experts in psychology  decision research  policy analysis  economics  political science  law  medicine  and philosophy explore major trends  principles  and general insights about human behavior in policy-relevant settings. Their work provides a deeper understanding of the many driverscognitive  social  perceptual  motivational  and emotionalthat guide behaviors in everyday settings. They give depth and insight into the methods of behavioral research  and highlight how this knowledge might influence the implementation of public policy for the improvement of society.  This collection examines the policy relevance of behavioral science to our social and political lives  to issues ranging from health  environment  and nutrition  to dispute resolution  implicit racism  and false convictions. The book illuminates the relationship between behavioral findings and economic analyses  and calls attention to what policymakers might learn from this vast body of groundbreaking work.  Wide-ranging investigation into peoples motivations  abilities  attitudes  and perceptions finds that they differ in profound ways from what is typically assumed. The result is that public policy acquires even greater significance  since rather than merely facilitating the conduct of human affairs  policy actually shapes their trajectory. The first interdisciplinary look at behaviorally informed policymaking Leading behavioral experts across the social sciences consider important policy problems A compendium of behavioral findings and their application to relevant policy domains\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647825961013,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691137560","price":27.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691137568.jpg?v=1781697254","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-behavioral-foundations-of-public-policy-9780691137568","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}