June 1st, 2009 by Bob Nease

4 Responses to “Behavioral Economics 101: Dinner Party Application”

  1. Patrick Drake Says:

    Haha, I like it. It’s sort of like priming a tip jar at a coffee bar with a few dollar bills at the beginning of the day.

  2. Assorted links « Nudge blog Says:

    […] Bob Nease over at the Center for Cost-Effective Consumerism says the following is a perfect dinner party […]

  3. David Stephens Says:

    This is an long-standing strategy. I first remember my grandmother telling me to go eat one olive (cherry, apricot, etc…) and leave the stone in the bowl when I was six. Works with toothpicks that are used for canapes as well. Just put one broken one in the discard bowl.

  4. Ryan Sager - Neuroworld - Neuro News Nanos - True/Slant Says:

    […] A dinner-party nudge — olive pits — in the tray or […]

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