Discussion paper:Allcott and Kessler (2019) “The welfare effects of nudges: A case study of energy use social comparisons”, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Supplementary papers:
Schultz et al. (2007) “The constructive, destructive, and reconstructive power of social norms”, Psychological Science
DellaVigna et al. (2012) “Testing for altruism and social pressure in charitable giving”, Quarterly Journal of Economics
Allcott and Kessler question how we should assess the welfare effect of a nudge.
Allcott, H., and Kessler, J. B. (2019). The welfare effects of nudges: A case study of energy use social comparisons. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 11(1), 236–276. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20170328
DellaVigna, S., List, J. A., and Malmendier, U. (2012). Testing for altruism and social pressure in charitable giving. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 127(1), 1–56. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41337205
Schultz, P. W., Nolan, J. M., Cialdini, R. B., Goldstein, N. J., and Griskevicius, V. (2007). The constructive, destructive, and reconstructive power of social norms. Psychological Science, 18(5), 429–434. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01917.x