| Dozent/in |
Prof. Avishalom Tor |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Gastlehrveranstaltung |
| Code |
HS261259 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2026 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Grundlagenfächer |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
Di, 13.10.2026, 15:15 - 20:00 Uhr, 3.B52
Mi, 14.10.2026, 16:15 - 20:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Do, 15.10.2026, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 3.B48
Do, 29.10.2026, 08:30 - 09:30 Uhr, HS 10 (Prüfung) |
| Umfang |
1 Semesterwochenstunde |
| Turnus |
3 x 4 lessons |
| Inhalt |
Governments and organizations around the world increasingly turn to behaviorally-informed policy making - often referred to as “nudging” - in domains ranging from health, safety, education, and finance to environmental protection, tax compliance, public service delivery, and more. In all of these areas, policy makers aim to promote welfare by shaping the behavior of the people they target, drawing on the evidence and methods of behavioral science to inform policy design. Despite their potential benefits, however, behavioral interventions are hotly debated, with scholars challenging their legitimacy, desirability, and efficacy. This course will explore the contours of behavioral regulation, its promise and limitation, benefits and costs, helping students develop an informed, critical understanding of this important, ascendant approach to regulation from a law and economics perspective. |
| E-Learning |
https://lms.uzh.ch/url/RepositoryEntry/17827988383 |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
Yes, 50 |
| Anmeldung |
Registration/Deregistration mandatory on the UniPortal from 14.09., 08.00 h until 17.10.2026, 24.00 h / counts as exam registration / Law students with Bachelor's degree or passed conditional Bachelor's examinations will be given priority. |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Schriftliche Arbeit, passed or failed / 2 Credits
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| Hinweise |
The failed exam of a guest course cannot be repeated. In order to pass the guest course module, it’s necessary to take the exam of another guest course. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Ja |
| Kontakt |
avishalom.tor.3@nd.edu |
| Anzahl Anmeldungen |
0 von maximal 50 |
| Literatur |
What’s indispensable?
- Avishalom Tor, The Law and Economics of Behavioral Regulation 18 Rev. L. & Econ 223. (2022);
- Avishalom Tor, A Better Nudge Definition for Behavioral Public Policy Pol’y & Society (2026).
Those interested in additional useful background readings should consider:
- Avishalom Tor, The Private Costs of Behavioral Interventions 72 Duke L. J. 1673 (2023);
- Avishalom Tor, Nudges That Should Fail? 4 Behav. Pub. Pol’y. 316 (2020);
- Avishalom Tor, The Critical and Problematic Role of Bounded Rationality in Nudging in Nudging - Possibilities, Limitations and Applications in European Law and Economics 3 (Klaus Mathis & Avishalom Tor eds., 2016);
- Avishalom Tor, The Methodology of the Behavioral Analysis of Law 4 Haifa L. Rev. 237 (2008).
Some general readings on nudging specifically and behavioral law and economics more broadly:
- Alberto Alemanno & Anne-Lise Sibony (eds.), Nudge and the Law: A European Perspective (2015);
- Christine Jolls et al., A Behavioral Approach to Law and Economics, 50 Stan. L. Rev. 1471 (1998);
- Klaus Mathis & Avishalom Tor eds., Nudging - Possibilities, Limitations and Applications in European Law and Economics 3 (2016);
- Eichard H. Thaler & Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decision About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (2008);
- Eyal Zamir & Doron Teichmann, Behavioral Law and Economics (2018).
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