Institutionalization of Behavioral Regulation: Foreign Experience

• Published in: Bìznes ìnform (Multilingual ed.) Vol. 9; no. 512; pp. 37 - 43
• Main Authors: Ushakova, N. G., Kulinich, O. A., Pominova, I. I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Research Centre of Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine 01-09-2020
• Subjects: behavioral economy; government regulation; institutionalization of regulation; libertarian paternalism; nudge technology
• ISSN: 2222-4459; 2311-116X
• DOI: 10.32983/2222-4459-2020-9-37-43

The article is aimed at disclosing the peculiarities of models of institutionalization of «behavioral» regulation at the macro-economic level in the countries of the world. Behavioral nudge nowadays is seen as a potentially promising approach to improving government regulation both in academic discussion and in practice. Increasing the efficiency of the practice of using behavioral motives of economic entities in the process of development of the State economic policy is being fulfilled due to the application and implementation of techniques of influence of the nudge theory, which determines the choice of a more rational solution that corresponds to the interests of both individual and society. Activation of the application of nudge technologies and their increasingly frequent combination with traditional measures to stimulate citizens and businesses have caused in many world countries the institutionalization of behavioral regulation in either centralized or decentralized models. The institutionalization of behavioral regulation in a centralized model is represented by specific government bodies or subdivisions specializing in the development of solutions using the theory of behavioral economy. The institutions of a decentralized model are independent commercial organizations that are not part of the structure of government bodies. The process of formation and functioning of behavioral regulation institutions in different world countries has its own specifics, and the bodies themselves are constantly being modified. However, all the variants for institutionalizing the behavioral regulation at macro-level are subject to the risk of application of the «dark nudging», which requires the creation of special institutions to mitigate or eliminate its negative consequences. The most important principle in the development of a behavioral instrumentarium is compliance with universal and personal interests at the same time.