Stuart Mills

Nov 29, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Stuart Mills

Behavioral biases may occur because of environmental circumstances, so some behavioral findings may support more interventionist policy responses. Interventions which seek to alleviate the impact of environmental circumstances (being-good policies) are consistent with liberal principles and behavioral findings. Libertarian paternalist interventions (doing-good policies) may be a sufficient response to behavioral biases when more coercive policy approaches create policymaking uncertainty.

Nov 16, 2024 | southfloridareporter.com | Richard Whittle |Stuart Mills

By Richard Whittle, University of Salford and Stuart Mills, University of LeedsImagine your favorite author has a new book coming out, and your local bookshop is offering to deliver it to you for free on publication day. All you have to do in return is sign up to their new “reading club”. This involves a monthly fee, for which you receive a new book, chosen by them, every week. You can cancel at any time by visiting the store. It seems like a great deal – until you keep forgetting to cancel.

Nov 14, 2024 | business.leeds.ac.uk | Stuart Mills |Richard Whittle

Categories Applied Institute for Research in Economics Dr Stuart Mills is a lecturer in economics at Leeds University Business School. His research interests include: behavioural economics, nudge theory, artificial intelligence, behavioural public policymaking, digital economy, and economic philosophy. Dr Richard Whittle is a University Fellow at Salford Business School. He is an economist working at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, behavioural science and decision-making.

Nov 12, 2024 | techxplore.com | Richard Whittle |Stuart Mills

Imagine your favorite author has a new book coming out, and your local bookshop is offering to deliver it to you for free on publication day. All you have to do in return is sign up to their new "reading club". This involves a monthly fee, for which you receive a new book, chosen by them, every week. You can cancel at any time by visiting the store. It seems like a great deal—until you keep forgetting to cancel. Books arrive that you don't read, money keeps being paid out of your account.

Nov 12, 2024 | theconversation.com | Richard Whittle |Stuart Mills

Imagine your favourite author has a new book coming out, and your local bookshop is offering to deliver it to you for free on publication day. All you have to do in return is sign up to their new “reading club”. This involves a monthly fee, for which you receive a new book, chosen by them, every week. You can cancel at any time by visiting the store. It seems like a great deal – until you keep forgetting to cancel. Books arrive that you don’t read, money keeps being paid out of your account.