Public Finance with Behavioural Agents

Public Finance with Behavioural Agents
ISBN-10
1009034510
ISBN-13
9781009034517
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
141
Language
English
Published
2022-12-31
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Raphaël Lardeux

Description

Recent developments in behavioural economics have deeply influenced the way governments design public policies. They give citizens access to online simulators to cope with tax and benefits systems and increasingly rely on nudges to guide individual decisions. The recent surge of interest in Behavioural Public Finance is grounded on the conviction that a better understanding of individual behaviours could improve predictions of tax revenue and help design better-suited incentives to save for retirement, search for a new job, go to school or seek medical attention. Through a presentation of the most recent developments in Behavioural Public Finance, this Element discusses the way Behavioural Economics has improved our understanding of fiscal policies.

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