What Distinguishes Nudge Policies from Push Policies

question 40

Multiple Choice

What distinguishes nudge policies from push policies?

• A) Nudges are libertarian, whereas pushes are not.
• B) Nudges affect choices, whereas pushes do not
• C) Nudges affect incentives, whereas pushes do not.
• D) Nudges are implemented by the government; pushes are implemented by firms.

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Definitions:

Competition

An interaction between organisms or species, in which the fitness of one is lowered by the presence of another.

Biological Control Agent

An organism, such as a predator, parasite, or pathogen, intentionally released to control a pest species, reducing its population in a natural or managed ecosystem.

Target

An object, individual, or location selected as the aim of an attack or the focus of an activity or project.

Host Species

A species that provides a source of energy or a suitable environment for a pathogen or parasite to live and reproduce.