Richard H. Thaler

Nobel Prize-winning behavioural economist; co-author of Nudge.

1 book on MindsetProdigy
Decision-Making, Mindset and Psychology, Money and Financial Literacy

Biography

Richard H. Thaler is an American economist at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2017 for contributions to behavioural economics.

Main ideas and philosophy

Thaler argues that small changes in how choices are presented can help people make better decisions while preserving freedom.

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Books by Richard H. Thaler on MindsetProdigy

Nudge

Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein

Small changes in how choices are presented can help people make better decisions, without restricting freedom.