Paternalistic interventions: determinants of demand and supply
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Keywords
Paternalism; interventions; consent rights; policy design;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DCM-2025-05-19 (Discrete Choice Models)
- NEP-EXP-2025-05-19 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-NUD-2025-05-19 (Nudge and Boosting)
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