Affective paternalism

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  • What: The authors find that a non-trivial share of respondents (the second largest) cite affect rather than cognitive reasons (i.e. what they think others under their care would or should choose, or what they would choose for themselves) as the main motivation behind their decisions. The findings from a novel survey experiment in the UK showed that a nontrivial share of participants reported to be primarily motivated by affect as opposed to cognitive reasons when making decisions on behalf of others.
  • Who: Behavioural Public Policy and colleagues from the London School of Economics . . .

     

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