3 papers
econ.GN2026
Paternalism and Deliberation: An Experiment on Making Formal Rules
Max R. P. Grossmann
Mandatory waiting periods have been instituted for medical procedures, gun purchases, and other high-stakes decisions. Are these softly paternalistic policies substitutes for harde…
econ.GN2025
Public Support for Environmental Regulation: When Ideology Trumps Knowledge
Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, Max R. P. Grossmann
When environmental regulations are unpopular, policymakers often attribute resistance to information frictions and poor communication. We test this idea in the context of a major c…
econ.GN2024
Knowledge and Freedom: Evidence on the Relationship Between Information and Paternalism
Max R. P. Grossmann
When is autonomy granted to a decision-maker based on their knowledge, and if no autonomy is granted, what form will the intervention take? A parsimonious theoretical framework sho…