Gavin Brown, University of Liverpool; Richard Whittle, Manchester Metropolitan University, dan Stuart Mills, London School of Economics and Political Science
With limits on family time this Christmas, are we going to supplement Christmas spirit with presents?
Law enforcement is a blunt tool to achieve social conformity with COVID-safe rule. It’s time to start thinking about other strategies to promote new norms.
Our desire to condemn and punish non-cooperative behaviour is strong. But we must also try to understand the complex emotional motivations of those refusing to wear masks.
Research suggests the coronavirus pandemic’s greatest impact is due to people changing their behaviour voluntarily. So we may be overestimating the costs of government restrictions.
We judge the competency of politicians by what they say and do. This creates perverse incentives for even competent politicians to refuse to admit mistakes.
Energy companies and other retailers bamboozle us with options to increase their profits. Here’s how the behavioural phenomenon of choice overload works.