Cass R. Sunstein

Cass R. Sunstein is an American legal scholar who writes about public policy and human decision-making. With economist Richard Thaler, he coauthored Nudge, examining how the design of choices can influence behavior.

Books by Cass R. Sunstein

Noise

Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony & Cass R. Sunstein

Noise examines why competent people can disagree about the same case—and why the same person can vary across occasions. It separates bias from unwanted variability, shows how judgment lotteries distort justice and prediction, and presents audits and decision-hygiene practices for making consequential decisions more consistent without erasing necessary discretion.

16 chapters

Nudge

Richard H. Thaler & Cass R. Sunstein

Nudge examines how defaults, framing, feedback, incentives, and social context shape decisions made by fallible people. It asks how governments and private institutions can improve saving, health, education, markets, and public life while preserving freedom of choice—and offers practical criteria for responsible influence.

9 chapters