Nudges, Prosocial Preferences & Behavior : Essays in Behavioral Economics

Author: Erik Gråd; Ranjula Bali Swain; Mats Bergman; Fredrik Carlsson; Södertörns Högskola; []

Keywords: SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nudge; Prosocial Preferences; Public Goods Game; Network; Renewable Energy; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

Abstract: Nudges are interventions based on behavioral insights and have received a great deal of attention in recent years. This dissertation investigates how nudges may affect prosocial preferences and behavior through their intended effects, but also their unintended consequences. Essay 1 is a theoretical treatment of how nudges may affect preferences and behavior, while Essays 2 and 3 employ experimental approaches investigating the same themes. The final essay of this thesis investigates the impact of the renewable energy transition in Europe (and Eastern Europe) on employment employing the Eurostat energy database.

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