People sometimes avoid information about the impact of their actions as an excuse to be
selfish. Such “willful ignorance” reduces altruistic behavior and has detrimental effects in …

We commonly think of information as a means to an end. However, a growing theoretical
and experimental literature suggests that information may directly enter the agent's utility …

Abstract The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have created societal
and political pressure for pension funds to address sustainable investing. We run two field …

Social norms, usually persistent, can change quickly when new public information arrives,
such as a surprising election outcome. People may become more inclined to express views …

Empathy features a tension between automaticity and context dependency. On the one
hand, people often take on each other's internal states reflexively and outside of awareness …

Empathy is considered a virtue, yet it fails in many situations, leading to a basic question:
When given a choice, do people avoid empathy? And if so, why? Whereas past work has …

Abstract “Nudge”-style interventions are often deemed successful if they generate large
behavior change at low cost, but they are rarely subjected to full social welfare evaluations …

Nonprofits address some of the world's most pressing problems, and many rely on donations
to fund their essential work. Nonprofit marketers are, therefore, tasked with promoting …

The Community of Advantage asks how economists should do normative analysis.
Normative analysis in economics has usually aimed at satisfying individuals' preferences. Its …

This paper examines how empathy is associated with gender differences in prosocial
behavior in some economic games. Examining dictator, charitable giving, public goods, and …