Behavioural economics and behavioural change

Below a set of readings for an upcoming one-day session on behavioural economics and behavioural change. 

Kling, Mullainathan and Kongdon (2011). “Public Finance through the lens of behavioural economics” Chapter 2

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Press/Books/2011/2/policyandchoice/policyandchoice_book.pdf

Dolan, P., Hallsworth, M., Halpern, D., King, K. and Vlaev, I. (2010). Mindspace: Influencing behaviour through public policy. Cabinet Office: Institute for Government.

http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/our-work/better-policy-making/mindspace-behavioural-economics

House of Lords Report on Behavioural Change:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201012/ldselect/ldsctech/179/17902.htm

UK Cabinet Office: Applying Behavioural Insights to Health

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/applying-behavioural-insight-health

Sunstein, C. (2011). “Empirically informed regulation”. http://lawreview.uchicago.edu/sites/lawreview.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/78_4/Sunstein_Essay.pdf

Ciriolo, E. (2011). Behavioural economics in the European Commission: past, present and future.