Behavioral Public Policy and Economics GmbH
The number of people who do not show up to their COVID-19 vaccination appointments in Germany is increasing. Decision-makers are now discussing fines for people who do not show up on time. The idea is that fines would reduce the number of no-shows. But is this really what we can expect?
Behavia‘s alma mater and academic incubator, the University of Passau, has been ranked among the top 10% according to the THE Young University Ranking for 2021. Among the universities aged 50 or younger, Passau secured the 33rd rank (out of 475) and came in 4th among all German universities.
Last day of the 8th seminar on “Behavioral Economics and the Seven Sins” at the University of Passau, Germany. Today, we focused on moral balancing, overconfidence, emotional states, procrastination, and trust with lots of interactive experiments and great discussions.
Eid Mubarak to all friends and colleagues. We wish you and your families a very happy and peaceful time.
Over the next weeks, our Managing Director Dr. Manuel Schubert will organize the 8th annual seminar on “Behavioral Economics and the Seven Deadly Sins” at Passau University, Germany.
Starting in 2014, this introductory seminar covers a broad range of topics in behavioral economics: why do we fail to stick to our plans, why do we trust others, when do we care for others, how do we perceive chance, or how do moral judgements influence our actions?
Delegates from all over the world presented their abstracts during the V20 task force inception event. The V20 2021 now enters one of the most important phases in the G20 engagement process under the Italian Presidency.
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We wish all our friends, partners, and colleagues a blessed fasting month. May you celebrate it with your beloved ones being safe, well and happy.
The ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, one of the world’s largest information centers for economic literature, just published a commentary of our directors at its lead journal Wirtschaftsdienst. They critically reflect on the vaccination journey and discuss potential barriers for the “willing” from a behavioral economics perspective.
Full commentary in German language: Impfabsichten: Sie müssen umgesetzt werden!
For weeks, the vaccination campaign in Germany has been subject to debate and criticism. Less than 3% of the population have been fully vaccinated so far. At this pace, it would take more than 1.5 years to immunize 70% of the German population.
Decision-makers are now trying to improve communication efforts to increase uptake rates. The aim is to convince more people to get vaccinated. Coming from a process perspective, our directors argue in a critical commentary that this approach neglects other important elements: Vaccination uptake is not only driven by people’s intentions, but also by their ability to follow through with their plans.
The Values 20 has officially launched its G20 engagement process in 2021 under the Italian Presidency.
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