About the Authors

Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. From 2009 to 2012 he served as Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and from 2013 to 2014 he served on the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. He has worked with a number of nations as well as private firms on applications of behavioral economics. His many books include Simpler: The Future of Government and Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler).

Reid Hastie is an expert on the psychology of decision making, especially by groups. He has authored or coauthored several academic books, including Rational Choice in an Uncertain World. He is currently the Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.