What motivates paternalism? An experimental study
We study experimentally when, why, and how people intervene in others' choices. Choice
Architects (CAs) construct opportunity sets containing bundles of time-indexed payments for …
Architects (CAs) construct opportunity sets containing bundles of time-indexed payments for …
Sacred values? The effect of information on attitudes toward payments for human organs
JJ Elias, N Lacetera, M Macis - American Economic Review, 2015 - aeaweb.org
Are attitudes about morally controversial (and often prohibited) market transactions affected
by information about their costs and benefits? We address this question for the case of …
by information about their costs and benefits? We address this question for the case of …
Distinct but not apart? Stigma reduction and cross-industry evaluative spillovers: The case of medical marijuana legalization
Previous research on stigma reduction has been primarily confined to single industries.
However, industry boundaries are porous in the eyes of audience members and can hardly …
However, industry boundaries are porous in the eyes of audience members and can hardly …
An offer you can't refuse? Incentives change what we believe
S Ambuehl - 2017 - econstor.eu
Much of economics assumes that higher incentives increase participation in a transaction
only because they exceed more people's reservation price. This paper shows theoretically …
only because they exceed more people's reservation price. This paper shows theoretically …
Opposition to markets: Experimental evidence
We experimentally investigate reasons for opposing market institutions. The experiment
shows that opposition to implementing market institutions varies by background …
shows that opposition to implementing market institutions varies by background …
[HTML][HTML] Do people intervene to make others behave prosocially?
V Ackfeld, A Ockenfels - Games and Economic Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
We experimentally investigate people's willingness to intervene in others' decision-making
in order to promote a charitable donation. We find that only a minority of those subjects who …
in order to promote a charitable donation. We find that only a minority of those subjects who …
[HTML][HTML] Saudi nursing and medical student's knowledge and attitude toward organ donation-a comparative cross-sectional study
F Majeed - International journal of health sciences, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives Proper awareness among health professionals about organ donation is important
for increasing organ procurement. Personal commitment and attitude of nurses are …
for increasing organ procurement. Personal commitment and attitude of nurses are …
Projective paternalism
We study experimentally when, why, and how people intervene in others' choices. Choice
Architects (CAs) construct opportunity sets containing bundles of time-indexed payments for …
Architects (CAs) construct opportunity sets containing bundles of time-indexed payments for …
Equity concerns are narrowly framed
Distributional decisions regularly involve multiple payoff components. In a series of
experiments, we show that individuals sometimes exhibit narrow equity concerns: applying …
experiments, we show that individuals sometimes exhibit narrow equity concerns: applying …
Attention and selection effects
Who participates in transactions when information about the consequences must be
learned? We show theoretically that decision makers for whom acquiring and processing …
learned? We show theoretically that decision makers for whom acquiring and processing …