To develop the application StopCovid, the government drew on the behavioural sciences, in particular the concept of nudge (” nudge ” in French). The origin of the theory, two scientists, the Nobel laureate economist Richard Thaler, a professor at the University of Chicago, and the jurist Cass Sunstein, professor at Harvard. We interviewed the latter on the fundamentals of this ” paternalistic libertarian “.

The Point : what is a nudge ?

Cass Sunstein : The nudge is a procedure that preserves the freedom of choice of individuals while guiding them towards a direction…

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