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Getting inside the public mind

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The Conservative party have turned to behavioural economist help them win the election. Chicago University's Richard Thaler believes that the insights of psychology can be exploited by governments to improve public behaviour, from picking up litter to saving for retirement.

Mr Thaler explains how psychology can be used to change public behaviour.

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