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Interventions based on observability and descriptive norms are highly effective at increasing cooperative behaviour in economic games as well as in the field.
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- Authors
- Kraft-Todd, G., Yoeli, E., Bhanot, S., & Rand, D.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rand, David
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-06
- Volume
- 3
- Pages
- 96-101
- ISSN
- 2352-1546 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2068824522
- Cited by
- 178
- References
- 84
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- 8.67
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- John Templeton Foundation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychology of Social Influence
- Keywords
- cooperation, field experiments, social intervention, descriptive norms, observability, reciprocity, reputation, material rewards, charitable giving, voting behavior, conservation, policy interventions
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