Thaler's only real complaint about the Swedish design is that the government ran a large advertising campaign discouraging people from electing the default ('it's your Swedish duty to choose for yourself'); had it instead gently recommended the default, far better outcomes would have resulted, as shown by newer young workers—over 90% of whom now elect the default after the campaign stopped.

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Speaker

Richard Thaler

Evidence Quote

they discouraged people from electing the default

Source

Richard Thaler on Libertarian Paternalism 11/6/2006EconTalk
Created: 6/13/2026, 7:01:05 PM

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