When a Nudge Backfires: Combining (Im)Plausible Deniability with Social and Economic Incentives to Promote Behavioral Change
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Keywords
anti-social behavior; nudge; pro-social behavior; reputation; social norms;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
- D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2020-03-16 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2020-03-16 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2020-03-16 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
- NEP-UPT-2020-03-16 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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