Where there is behavior there are social norms. Social norms are a key feature of societies,
and their adherence is crucial to sustaining social order. This special issue brings together …

Descriptive norms, the behavior of other individuals in one's reference group, play a key role
in shaping individual decisions in managerial contexts and beyond. Organizations are …

A large theoretical literature argues laws exert a causal effect on norms, but empirical
evidence remains scant. Using a novel identification strategy, we provide a compelling …

Some scholars find that behavioral variation in the public goods game is explained by
variations in participants' understanding of how to maximize payoff and that confusion leads …

Vaccine hesitancy is one of the main threats to global health, as became clear once more
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccination campaigns could benefit from appeals to social …

In social interactions, human decision-making, attitudes, and beliefs about others coevolve.
Their dynamics are affected by cost-benefit considerations, cognitive processes (such as …

We present the results of a lab-in-the-field experiment run with ex-combatants, victims, and
non-victims of conflict in Colombia. In our setting, subjects make contributions to a public …

Human decision-making is affected by a diversity of factors including material cost–benefit
considerations, normative and cultural influences, learning and conformity with peers and …

This study examines the relationship between the variance of others' contributions, social
norms (empirical and normative expectations), and cooperative behavior using a classic …

Recent public and corporate policies restricting social identity expression, such as the face-
covering restrictions in many European countries, presume that prominent signals of our …