Decisions and mechanisms of intergroup bias in children's third‐party punishment

Submitted by Mark Senanu Ku… on
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AbstractChildren tend to punish norm transgressions, even when they are mere external observers—a phenomenon known as Third‐Party Punishment (TPP). This behavior is influenced by intergroup bias, as children unevenly punish ingroup and outgroup members. Here, we explored the influence of intergroup bias in TPP decisions in children between six and 11 years of age (N = 124) using costly versus non‐costly decisions while measuring response times as a proxy of the mechanisms underlying intergroup bias in TPP.

Metrics for environmental compensation: A comparative analysis of Swedish municipalities

Submitted by Mark Senanu Ku… on
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Environmental compensation (EC) aims at addressing environmental losses due to development projects and involves a need to compare development losses with compensation gains using relevant metrics. A conceptual procedure for computing no net loss is formulated and used as a point of departure for a comparative analysis of metrics used by five Swedish municipalities as a part of their EC implementation in the spatial planning context of detailed development plans.

Climate Change, Land

Blow the Lid Off: Public Complaints, Bargaining Power and Government Responsiveness on Social Media

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Key Points

  • Local governments in China are increasingly responsive to citizen complaints concerning environmental issues via social media.
  • In less developed and manufacturing-dependent regions, local governments are less likely to respond to public complaints against local industrial giants.
  • As higher levels of government pay more attention to online complaints, the government's response rate increases.

Summary

Behavioral Economics – Policy Impact and Future Directions

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Behavioral economics - a field based in collaborations among economists and psychologists - focuses on integrating a nuanced understanding of behavior into models of decision-making. Since the mid-20th century, this growing field has produced research in numerous domains and has influenced policymaking, research, and marketing. However, little has been done to assess these contributions and review evidence of their use in the policy arena.

Policy Design

Mobilizing new climate investment models – brief actionable research agenda

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Increasing strategic and large-scale investments in low-and middle-income countries are required to ensure a just, equitable, and predictable low-carbon transition. Mobilizing Climate Investment Models is part of a larger initiative to identify the most promising research issues to support an actionable low-carbon transition in the Global South. 

Policy Design