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Law & Behavioral Sciences
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Cass R. Sunstein, Discerning Blue from Purple: How Prevalence Affects What is Perceived as Normal, 44 Evolution & Hum. Behav. 250 (2023).
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The Power of Green Defaults: The Impact of Regional Variation of Opt-out Tariffs on Green Energy Demand in Germany
October 22, 2025
Micha Kaiser, Manuela Bernauer, Cass R. Sunstein & Lucia A. Reisch, The Power of Green Defaults: The Impact of Regional Variation of Opt-out Tariffs on…
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Are Food Labels Good?
October 8, 2025
Cass R. Sunstein, Are Food Labels Good?, 99 Food Pol’y 101984 (Feb. 2021).
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How Special is Democracy?: An Experimental Study of Recommendations in the Minimum Effort Game
October 8, 2025
Johanna Mollerstrom & Cass R. Sunstein, How Special is Democracy?: An Experimental Study of Recommendations in the Minimum Effort Game, 190 Econ. Letters (2020).
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On Offense History and the Theory of Deterrence
October 8, 2025
A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, On Offense History and the Theory of Deterrence, 18 Int’l Rev. L. & Econ. 305 (1998).
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Algorithms as Discrimination Detectors
October 1, 2025
Jon Kleinberg, Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan & Cass R. Sunstein, Algorithms as Discrimination Detectors, 117 Proc. Nat’l Acad. Sci. 33096 (Dec. 1, 2020).
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Epistemic Spillovers: Learning Others’ Political Views Reduces the Ability to Assess and Use Their Expertise in Nonpolitical Domains
September 30, 2025
Joseph Marks, Eloise Copland, Eleanor Loh, Cass R. Sunstein & Tali Sharot, Epistemic Spillovers: Learning Others’ Political Views Reduces the Ability to Assess and Use…
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Public Support for Pictorial Warnings on Cigarette Packs: An Experimental Study of US Smokers
September 30, 2025
Marissa G. Hall, Theresa M. Marteau, Cass R. Sunstein, Kurt M. Ribisl, Seth M. Noar, Elizabeth N. Orlan & Noel T. Brewer, Public Support for…
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Obesity Prevention in the Supermarket—Choice Architecture and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
September 30, 2025
Cass R. Sunstein (with Anne Thorndike), Obesity Prevention in the Supermarket–Choice Architecture and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 107 Am. J. Pub. Health 1582 (2017).
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An Evolutionary Model of Bounded Rationality and Intelligence
September 30, 2025
Thomas J. Brennan & Andrew W. Lo, An Evolutionary Model of Bounded Rationality and Intelligence, PLOS ONE, Nov. 2012, at 1.
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Group Selection as Behavioral Adaptation to Systematic Risk
September 30, 2025
Ruixun Zhang, Thomas J. Brennan & Andrew W. Lo, Group Selection as Behavioral Adaptation to Systematic Risk, PLOS ONE, Oct. 2014, at 1.
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The Modest Effects of Fact Boxes on Cancer Screening
September 13, 2025
Michael Eber, Cass R. Sunstein, James K. Hammitt & Jennifer Yeh, The Modest Effects of Fact Boxes on Cancer Screening, 62 J. Risk & Uncertainty…
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Using Social and Behavioural Science to Support COVID-19 Pandemic Response
September 10, 2025
Jay J. Van Bavel, Katherine Baicker, Paulo S. Boggio et al., Using Social and Behavioural Science to Support COVID-19 Pandemic Response, 4 Nat. Hum. Behav.
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Fifty Shades of Manipulation
September 10, 2025
Cass R. Sunstein, Fifty Shades of Manipulation, 1 J. Marketing Behav. 213 (2016).
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Manipulation, Welfare, and Dignity: A Reply
September 10, 2025
Cass R. Sunstein, Manipulation, Welfare, and Dignity: A Reply, 1 J. Marketing Behav. 351 (2016).
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Daniel Kahneman, David Schkade & Cass R. Sunstein, Shared Outrage and Erratic Awards: The Psychology of Punitive Damages, 16 J. Risk & Uncertainty 49 (1998).
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Terrorism and Probability Neglect
August 13, 2025
Cass R. Sunstein, Terrorism and Probability Neglect, 26 J. Risk & Uncertainty 121 (2003).
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Cass R. Sunstein, Sebastian Bobadilla-Suarez, Stephanie C. Lazzaro & Tali Sharot, How People Update Beliefs about Climate Change: Good News and Bad News, 102 Cornell…
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Ian Schneider & Cass R. Sunstein, Behavioral Considerations for Effective Time-Varying Electricity Prices (Oct. 13, 2016).
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Availability Cascades and Risk Regulation
August 2, 2025
Timur Kuran & Cass R. Sunstein, Availability Cascades and Risk Regulation, 51 Stan. L. Rev. 683 (1999).
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The Precautionary Principle as a Basis for Decision Making
August 2, 2025
Cass R. Sunstein, The Precautionary Principle as a Basis for Decision Making, Economists’ Voice, Apr. 25, 2005, at 1.