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Nudging the obese: a UK-US consideration.

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Oliver, A; Ubel, P
Published in: Health economics, policy, and law
July 2014

Over recent years, nudge policies have become increasingly popular (if somewhat confused) internationally. This article attempts to clarify what a nudge entails, and critically summarises some of the nudge policies that have been proposed to motivate weight loss in the United Kingdom and the United States. Despite the fact that most of the evidence on nudge-related policy has so far been produced in the United States, and that the leading nudge champions are American, the United Kingdom, at least with respect to considering policy interventions of this kind at the national level, appears to be relatively advanced. That said, nudge interventions remain of marginal practical import everywhere, and are never going to solve completely the obesity problem. Nonetheless, even a marginal effect may extend and improve many lives, a result that would satisfy most behavioural economists.

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Health economics, policy, and law

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1744-134X

ISSN

1744-1331

Publication Date

July 2014

Volume

9

Issue

3

Start / End Page

329 / 342

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Reduction Programs
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Obesity
  • Nutrition Policy
  • Motivation
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Behavior
 

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Oliver, A., & Ubel, P. (2014). Nudging the obese: a UK-US consideration. Health Economics, Policy, and Law, 9(3), 329–342. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1744133114000103
Oliver, Adam, and Peter Ubel. “Nudging the obese: a UK-US consideration.Health Economics, Policy, and Law 9, no. 3 (July 2014): 329–42. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1744133114000103.
Oliver A, Ubel P. Nudging the obese: a UK-US consideration. Health economics, policy, and law. 2014 Jul;9(3):329–42.
Oliver, Adam, and Peter Ubel. “Nudging the obese: a UK-US consideration.Health Economics, Policy, and Law, vol. 9, no. 3, July 2014, pp. 329–42. Epmc, doi:10.1017/s1744133114000103.
Oliver A, Ubel P. Nudging the obese: a UK-US consideration. Health economics, policy, and law. 2014 Jul;9(3):329–342.
Journal cover image

Published In

Health economics, policy, and law

DOI

EISSN

1744-134X

ISSN

1744-1331

Publication Date

July 2014

Volume

9

Issue

3

Start / End Page

329 / 342

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Reduction Programs
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Obesity
  • Nutrition Policy
  • Motivation
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Behavior