Nobel Prize: 'Nudge' economist Richard Thaler - Newsnight Archives (2010)

US economist Richard Thaler has won this year's Nobel Prize for Economics. He is well-known for his "nudge" theory which was the inspiration for a "nudge unit" set up by former UK prime minister David Cameron. Here he is in 2010 speaking to Newsnight's Gavin Esler. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight YouTube:    / bbcnewsnight   Twitter:   / bbcnewsnight   Facebook:   / bbcnewsnight   Snapchat:   / bbcnewsnight