Goldsmith Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1994) Winner
Cass R. Sunstein
カス・R・サンスタイン
Cass R. Sunstein
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-09-21 （Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Salem (birth) / Concord (raised) / Chicago (University of Chicago faculty) / Cambridge (Harvard faculty)
Career
- Occupations
- Legal scholar, Professor, Author, Government advisor
- Active Years
- 1978-2025
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago Law School (faculty), Harvard Law School (faculty, Robert Walmsley University Professor), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (Administrator, 2009–2012)
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Law Institute, American Philosophical Society, British Academy (Corresponding Fellow)
- Influenced By
- Richard Thaler (co-author; behavioral economics), Daniel Kahneman (behavioral economics), Timur Kuran (co-developer of availability cascades)
- Influenced
- Policymakers (influence on regulatory policy and nudge initiatives), Generations of scholars in behavioral law and economics
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex School | — | — | High school diploma | 〜1972 | United States |
| Harvard University | Undergraduate | — | BA (magna cum laude) | 1972–1975 | United States |
| Harvard Law School | Law School | — | Juris Doctor (magna cum laude) | 1975–1978 | United States |
Middlesex School
Degree:
High school diploma
Period:
〜1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
Preparatory school (graduated)
Harvard University
Undergraduate
Degree:
BA (magna cum laude)
Period:
1972–1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
Member of the Harvard Lampoon and varsity squash team
Harvard Law School
Law School
Degree:
Juris Doctor (magna cum laude)
Period:
1975–1978
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United States
Executive editor of the Harvard Civil Rights–Civil Liberties Law Review; member of winning Ames Moot Court team
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Holberg Prize | — | — | Holberg Prize (University of Bergen / Holberg Prize committee) | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Elected Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy | — | — | British Academy | 選出 |
Holberg Prize
2018
Organization:
Holberg Prize (University of Bergen / Holberg Prize committee)
Result:
受賞
Elected Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy
2017
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
2008 Academic / Popular (behavioral economics)Argues for 'libertarian paternalism' and how choice architecture can help people make better decisions; influential for policymakers and businesses.
Behavioral economicsChoice architecturePublic policy
The World According to Star Wars
2016 Essay / PopularUses Star Wars as a lens to discuss storytelling, ethics, and culture in a popular essay format.
Narrative theoryEthicsPopular culture
Infotopia: How Many Minds Produce Knowledge
2006 Academic / Social scienceExamines methods of aggregating information and how many minds can produce knowledge, discussing prediction markets, wikis, and open-source models.
Collective intelligenceInformation aggregationDemocracy
On Freedom
2019 Academic / Political philosophyReconsiders the concept of freedom and examines the relationship between individual liberty and public regulation.
FreedomRegulationPolitical philosophy
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
2021 Popular / Behavioral scienceAnalyzes unwanted variability ('noise') in human judgment and proposes ways to detect and reduce it (co-authored).
JudgmentNoisePolicy decision-making
Bibliography
- After the Rights Revolution (1990)
- The Partial Constitution (1993)
- Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech (1995)
- Nudge (2008, co-authored)
- Infotopia (2006)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly and analytical prosePlain and explanatory style in popular works
- Recurring Motifs
- Balance between liberty and regulationApplication of behavioral economics to policyImproving decision-making
Legacy
Cass Sunstein is internationally recognized for linking administrative law and behavioral economics; his work has strongly influenced policymakers and academia. Books like Nudge reached politicians, regulators, and businesses.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Law Institute
- American Philosophical Society
- British Academy (Corresponding Fellow)
In Popular Culture
- The World According to Star Wars bridged popular culture and scholarly insight, attracting interest from Star Wars fans and general readers.
Quotes
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People often make poor choices — and look back at them with bafflement! We do this because as human beings, we all are susceptible to a wide array of routine biases that can lead to an equally wide array of embarrassing blunders.
Source: Nudge (co-authored, 2008) (2008)
Trivia
- As a teenager he was briefly enamored with Ayn Rand's works but later rejected her outlook.
- An avid amateur squash player who has played in professional tournaments (registered with PSA).
- Served as Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) from 2009 to 2012.