Original
Citizens’ support for behavioural public policy and trust in government: evidence from two online experiments
Abstract
We explore citizens’ support for behavioral interventions by distinguishing interventions that exploit citizens’ bounded rationality through choice architecture (Nudge) from those that challenge bounded rationality by promoting reflection through deliberative forums (Think). We also examine the role of trust in government in shaping these preferences. Findings from two experiments involving 3,010 US participants show that citizens are more willing to support Think rather than Nudge. Whereas the adoption of Nudge, as compared to Think, does not seem to influence trust in government, encouraging higher levels of trust in government has a stronger effect on support for Nudge than for Think.
中文
公民对行为公共政策的支持与政府信任：来自两项在线实验的证据
摘要
我们通过区分两类行为干预来探讨公民对行为干预的支持：一类是通过选择架构利用公民有限理性的干预（Nudge，助推），另一类是通过审议论坛促进反思、从而挑战公民有限理性的干预（Think，思考）。我们还考察了政府信任在塑造这些偏好中的作用。两项涉及3,010名美国参与者的实验发现，公民更愿意支持Think而非Nudge。与Think相比，采用Nudge似乎不会影响政府信任；而鼓励更高水平的政府信任对Nudge支持的影响强于对Think支持的影响。
关键词
行为公共政策、助推、思考、政府信任、公民支持、在线实验、选择架构、审议论坛