{"podcast":{"title":"The Economics Show","slug":"the-economics-show-6910728","podcast_index_feed_id":6910728,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/664394a442f6710013618119","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-economics-show-with-soumaya-keynes","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/664394a442f6710013618119/1769764604173-577f36d4-d96a-42ee-96b9-7aaee7724352.jpeg","author":"Financial Times","episode_count":123,"summary":"The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes is a new weekly podcast from the Financial Times packed full of smart, digestible analysis and incisive conversation. Soumaya Keynes digs deep into the hottest topics in economics along with a cast of FT colleagues and special guests. Come for the big ideas, stay for the nerdery. Soumaya Keynes is an economics columnist for the Financial Times. Prior to joining the FT she worked at The Economist for eight years as a staff writer, where as well as covering trade, the US economy and the UK economy she co-hosted the Money Talks podcast. She also co-founded the Trade Talks podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T14:18:14.786441+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728"},"episode":{"title":"What did ‘Nudge’ get wrong? With Nick Chater","slug":"what-did-nudge-get-wrong-with-nick-chater","published_at":"2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728/what-did-nudge-get-wrong-with-nick-chater","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-economics-show-with-soumaya-keynes/episodes/what-did-nudge-get-wrong-with-nick-chater","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664394a442f6710013618119/e/69974c227012ce5376ad27fb/media.mp3","summary":"When Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein released their book ‘Nudge’ in 2008, it caught the public imagination. ‘Nudge theory’ – the idea that people could be encouraged to make better choices through small, subtle interventions – was innovative, and exciting. A decade and a half later, a whole lot of nudging seems to have come to a whole lot of nothing. Why wasn’t ‘nudge theory’ more help in tackling climate change, or helping people enroll in pensions? And, even if it hasn’t saved the world, does behavioural science still have a role in policymaking? Former member of the UK’s Behavioural Insights Team and professor of behavioural science, Nick Chater, reflects on the legacy of nudges. Related Links Can we ‘nudge’ our way to higher growth? The uses — and the limits — of ‘nudge’ economics What nudge theory got wrong Subscribe to Soumaya's show on Apple , Spotify , Pocket Casts or wherever you listen. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"When Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein released their book ‘Nudge’ in 2008, it caught the public imagination. ‘Nudge theory’ – the idea that people could b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1799,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-economics-show-6910728/episodes/what-did-nudge-get-wrong-with-nick-chater/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728/what-did-nudge-get-wrong-with-nick-chater.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}