Norm dynamics: Interdisciplinary perspectives on social norm emergence, persistence, and change

MJ Gelfand, S Gavrilets, N Nunn - Annual Review of Psychology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Social norms are the glue that holds society together, yet our knowledge of them remains
heavily intellectually siloed. This article provides an interdisciplinary review of the emerging …

Nudging with care: The risks and benefits of social information

C Bicchieri, E Dimant - Public choice, 2022 - Springer
Nudges are popular types of interventions. Recent years have seen the rise of 'norm-
nudges'—nudges whose mechanism of action relies on social norms, eliciting or changing …

Meta-nudging honesty: Past, present, and future of the research frontier

E Dimant, S Shalvi - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Achieving successful and long-lasting behavior change via nudging comes with challenges.
This is particularly true when choice architects attempt to change behavior that is collectively …

[HTML][HTML] Social proximity and the erosion of norm compliance

C Bicchieri, E Dimant, S Gächter, D Nosenzo - Games and Economic …, 2022 - Elsevier
We study how compliance with norms of pro-social behavior is influenced by peers'
compliance in a dynamic and non-strategic experimental setting. We show that social …

[HTML][HTML] Synergies of interventions to promote pro-environmental behaviors–A meta-analysis of experimental studies

M Alt, H Bruns, N DellaValle… - Global Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Addressing the threat of climate change requires effective environmental regulation to
induce pro-environmental behavior. While various policy interventions already exist …

Contagion of pro-and anti-social behavior among peers and the role of social proximity

E Dimant - Journal of Economic Psychology, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper uses a novel experimental design to study the contagion of pro-and anti-social
behavior and the role of social proximity among peers. Across systematic variations thereof …

Hate trumps love: The impact of political polarization on social preferences

E Dimant - Management Science, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Exhibiting altruism toward and cooperativeness with others is a key ingredient for successful
work relationships and managerial decision making. Rising political polarization creates a …

Requiem for a nudge: Framing effects in nudging honesty

E Dimant, GA Van Kleef, S Shalvi - Journal of Economic Behavior & …, 2020 - Elsevier
We examine framing effects in nudging honesty, in the spirit of the growing norm-nudge
literature, by utilizing a high-powered and pre-registered study. Across four treatments …

Social norms and behavior change: The interdisciplinary research frontier

C Bicchieri, E Dimant, M Gelfand… - Journal of Economic …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Social norms and dishonesty across societies

D Aycinena, L Rentschler… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Social norms have long been recognized as an important factor in curtailing antisocial
behavior, and stricter prosocial norms are commonly associated with increased prosocial …