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Law
Avishalom Tor
Summary: The increasing popularity of behavioral interventions, also known as nudges, is due to their perceived potential to promote public and private welfare at lower costs. However, the private costs of nudges are often underestimated, leading to lower net benefits than assumed or inefficiency compared to traditional instruments. In some cases, the private costs of nudges can outweigh any potential benefits, making them socially undesirable. Policymakers who neglect the private costs of nudges risk causing harm instead of doing good.
Editorial Material
Economics
Gregory DeAngelo, Bryan C. McCannon
Summary: The introduction provides an overview of the special issue on behavioral economics and public choice.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Qinjuan Wan, Hongping Deng
Summary: This study experimentally evaluates the effects of group identity primed by property rights on pro-environmental behaviors and social norms in an urban Chinese environment. The results reveal that publicity and education have a significant positive effect on the development of individual and group pro-environmental behavioral norms, housing ownership has no differentiating effect on individual environmental behavior, and the development of social norms of pro-environmental behavior varies according to group conditions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Mathematics
Pratik Mochi, Kartik Pandya, Joao Soares, Zita Vale
Summary: To encourage energy saving and adoption of renewable sources, this study integrates socioeconomic and behavioral objectives in an experimental framework for the local energy community. By using behavioral interventions, the experiment aims to determine their impact on consumer participation in the local electricity sector. The findings show that the interaction between socioeconomic and behavioral objectives leads to significant cost savings for energy utility customers, implying policy implications for local energy utilities.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Maoliang Ling, Lin Xu, Haimi Yang
Summary: Applying social norm nudges to motivate household recycling is becoming popular, but little is known about the compatibility between these policies and other waste management measures. This study evaluated the impact of social norms messaging on household recycling behavior and public support for waste prevention and harmless disposal policies. The results showed that the nudge increased recycling participation and policy support, but these effects faded over time and varied among different subpopulations.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
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Oncology
Brian P. Jenssen, Robert Schnoll, Rinad S. Beidas, Justin Bekelman, Anna-Marika Bauer, Sarah Evers-Casey, Tierney Fisher, Callie Scott, Jody Nicoloso, Peter Gabriel, David A. Asch, Alison M. Buttenheim, Jessica Chen, Julissa Melo, Dwayne Grant, Michael Horst, Randall Oyer, Lawrence N. Shulman, Alicia B. W. Clifton, Adina Lieberman, Tasnim Salam, Katharine A. Rendle, Krisda H. Chaiyachati, Rachel C. Shelton, Oluwadamilola Fayanju, E. Paul Wileyto, Sue Ware, Daniel Blumenthal, Daniel Ragusano, Frank T. Leone
Summary: This study aimed to explore methods to increase engagement in tobacco use treatment (TUT) in oncology. The study found that interventions using electronic health record (EHR) nudges informed by behavioral economics significantly increased TUT penetration rates when targeted at clinicians, while adding patient nudges did not affect penetration rates.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
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Business
Tonya M. Buchanan, Joshua Buchanan, Dene Diedericks, Logan Davis
Summary: The power of default options in shaping choice has been well-established. Individuals often assume that defaults represent a recommended course of action, but the basis for this recommendation is unclear. Two experimental studies found that options were more likely to be retained when represented as the default, especially in complex decision contexts. Defaults were most effective when perceived to reflect the most popular option. Interestingly, participants consistently rated defaults as more likely to represent the most popular option, regardless of the decision context or the explanation provided to them. These findings highlight the importance of understanding the contexts in which default choices are relied upon and how those defaults are perceived by decision makers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES
(2023)
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Construction & Building Technology
Meng Liu, Mengshu Liang, Bingjie Huang, Huan Liu, Ziqiao Li
Summary: Reducing energy waste in building operation is crucial for mitigating global warming. Feedback messaging based on norms and social comparison can impact energy behavior at homes. This study investigated the effect of feedback messaging on occupants' usage of room air conditioners and thermal evaluations. Preliminary findings suggest that messaging may potentially reduce energy consumption, though no significant difference was found in thermal sensation. Further investigation is recommended to confirm the impact of emotional stability on the effectiveness of feedback messaging.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2022)
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Psychology, Applied
Xinze Liu, Weina Qu, Yan Ge
Summary: This study explores the influence of pedestrian characteristics and situational factors on drivers' decision-making regarding giving way when turning right. The results show that positively worded dynamic norms have a better nudging effect on drivers' yielding behaviour.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR
(2022)
Article
Law
Netta Barak-Corren, Yael Kariv-Teitelbaum
Summary: The paper explores the evolution of responsive regulation and behavioral public policy, comparing their differences and proposing a new integrated theory - behavioral responsive regulation. This theory aims to promote the effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy of regulation, showcasing advantages in various contexts.
REGULATION & GOVERNANCE
(2021)
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Economics
Sanchayan Banerjee, Julien Picard
Summary: This research examines the role of reflection in a social norm nudge to promote climate-friendly diets in the United Kingdom. The findings suggest that the social norm nudge increases intentions for low-carbon diets, and this effectiveness is enhanced when individuals are encouraged to think and pledge to adopting climate-friendly diets.
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
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Behavioral Sciences
Maria Alejandra Velez, Lina Moros
Summary: After four decades of research, a consensus has formed around the importance of behavioral science in influencing non-cooperative decisions and promoting pro-environmental behaviors. However, there are still challenges in terms of impacting environmental policy and conservation practices. Recent studies have focused on interventions in urban contexts, such as providing feedback and activating social norms, but more efforts are needed in common pool resource environments in the global south.
CURRENT OPINION IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
(2021)
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Economics
Jin Han Kim, Michael Kaemingk
Summary: In a large-scale field experiment in Chisinau, Moldova, a simple, one-time letter presenting electricity usage social comparison feedback significantly reduced recipient households' electricity consumption by 1.7-2.1% in the following month. The effect persisted for at least three months, indicating the potential of non-price nudges in non-Western and less industrialized settings.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yuri Mizota, Seiichiro Yamamoto
Summary: Studies have shown that individual invitations and unique messaging sent to segmented subjects can improve cancer screening rates. However, due to limited resources, materials developed using social marketing and nudge techniques demonstrate effectiveness in improving screening rates in the real world.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Atanu Sarkar
Summary: This article discusses how behavioral economics can help promote pro-environmental behavior by nudging and setting up choice architectures to change people's habits. It also explores the reasons why people refuse green options.
FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH
(2022)