TOMORROW: NE&EP Webinar on Monday, Sep. 22: Ingela Alger on Norms and social Kantian preferences

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Dear all,

 

Our next talk will be on Monday, September 22nd, at 11am EST\ 5pm Paris, with Ingela Alger (TSE) presenting:

 

Norms and norm change - driven by social Kantian preferences

Abstract: Norms indicate which behaviors are common and/or considered morally right. They may differ across space and time. I show that social-Kantian preferences can explain this. These preferences incorporate two hitherto neglected factors: Kantian moral concerns – which drive personal moral norms and motivate unconditional following thereof – and attitudes towards making a different material sacrifice than others –which motivate conditioning own on others’ behavior. Conditions on preference and belief distributions promoting/hampering spontaneous changes in the behavioral norm (the modal behavior) are identified. Implications for policy interventions aimed at changing norms, and key differences with commonly used models are discussed. link to paper

 

You can join the webinar with the following link: https://uio.zoom.us/j/68679381473

 

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

 

All the best wishes,

 

Maya Eden and Paolo Piacquadio