Behavioural economics and policy design : examples from Singapore / / edited by Donald Low.

"This book aims to demonstrate how successful policies in Singapore have integrated conventional economic principles with insights from the emerging field of behavioural economics even before the latter became popular. Using examples from various policy domains, it shows how good policy design...

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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:xx, 193 p.
Notes:"Copyright by Civil Service College, Singapore"--T.p. verso.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cognition, choice and policy design / Donald Low
  • Key ideas in behavioural economics and what they mean for policy design / Koh Tsin Yen
  • Incentives, norms and public policy / Charmaine Tan and Donald Low
  • A behavioural perspective to managing traffic congestion in Singapore / Leong Wai Yan and Lew Yii Der
  • Can psychology save the planet and improve our environment? / Philip Ong
  • Promoting competition in electricity retail : insights from behavioural economics / Eugene Toh and Vivienne Low
  • Discretionary transfers : providing fiscal support in a behaviourally compatible way / Pamela Qiu and Tan Li San
  • Using behavioural insights to improve individual health decisions / Lavinia Low and Yee Yiling
  • A behavioural view on designing Singapore's national annuity scheme / Donald Low
  • Behavioural economics, policy analysis and the design of regulatory reform / Jack Knetsch.