Eugen Dimant, PhD is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences Department and a Senior Research Fellow at the Identity and Conflict Lab, Political Science Department – both at the University of Pennsylvania.
His research is rooted in economics and sits at the crossroads of experimental behavioral economics, behavioral ethics, crime, and corruption, with much of his recent work focusing on the ways “bad apples” (people will malintent) can be thwarted. This is also manifest in his research on behavioral contagion of pro- and anti-social behavior among individuals and groups. Because we met up with him presenting a paper at NoBeC, a social norms conference, we also discussed the role of social norms in pro- and anti-social behaviors.
We are inspired by Eugen’s work with social nudges and what can be done to minimize the impact of people who are out to corrupt systems and communities. And, we had a great time talking with this incredibly passionate researcher about his wide variety of interests.
We are grateful to Eugen for reaching out to us as we were planning our 100th Episode celebration in Philadelphia. He invited us to the University of Pennsylvania’s NoBeC Conference – the Norms and Behavioral Change Conference – that was happening the same days that we were recording our 100th Episode. Eugen, along with his colleague Chris Nave, PhD, helped us arrange conversations with many researchers and speakers at the conference and we are forever grateful.
Finally, we invite you to keep listening after our discussion with Eugen to hear Kurt and Tim’s Grooving Session and then the Bonus Track where we recap the key insights from the episode.
Links
Eugen Dimant, PhD: https://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/graduate/mbds/faculty/eugen-dimant
Eugen Dimant research website:https://sites.google.com/view/eugendimant/home
Paper 1 (erosion of Norm compliance):https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3355028
Paper 2 (backfiring is nudges):https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3294375
Paper 3 (nudges vs collective behavioral change):https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11127-019-00684-6
Paper 4 (how beliefs matter in behavioral change):https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3326146
NoBeC (Norms and Behavior Change Conference): https://web.sas.upenn.edu/nobec/
Cristina Bicchieri, PhD: https://upenn.academia.edu/CristinaBicchieri
Gary Bolton, PhD: https://personal.utdallas.edu/~gxb122130/
Nudge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory
Social Norms: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/social-norms/
Injunctive and Descriptive Norms: https://study.com/academy/lesson/injunctive-and-descriptive-group-norms-definitions-differences-examples.html
Pluralistic Ignorance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance
Peer Effects: https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/applied-and-social-sciences-magazines/peer-effects
Coleman’s Boat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGaz0xKG060
Chris Nave, PhD: https://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/graduate/mbds/contact/christopher-nave
Bobo Doll Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobo_doll_experiment
Robert Cialdini, PhD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cialdini
Kiki and Bouba: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect
Pollstar: https://www.pollstar.com/
Musical Links
Drake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_(musician)
Bushido: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido_(rapper)
U2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2
Ed Sheeran: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Sheeran
Eagles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(band)
Rolling Stones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones
Fleetwood Mac: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac
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Are You A People Pleaser? Learn To Say No More with Vanessa Patrick PhD
What Do You Think? How To Improve Your Perspective And Your Life | Woo-Kyoung Ahn PhD
How We’re Missing The Point With The Gender Pay Gap | Alex Imas PhD
Want People To Comply With Rules? Start With Trust | Christian Hunt
Grooving on Goals: The Magic of Goals [Republish: Episode 27]
Groove Track | Why It Takes More Than Willpower To Reach Your Goals
Why Random Rewards Feel So Much Better Than Earned Ones with Richard Shotton
Want Marketing That’s Effective? Use a Behavioral Science Perspective | Nancy Harhut
Can Psychology Tell Us What Makes A Good Life? With Paul Bloom, Part 2
Psychology: Should Freud Still Be On The Syllabus? Paul Bloom, Part 1
What Do You Really Want? Understand The Desires We All Share | Charlotte Fox Weber
How One Small Word Can Transform Our Motivation, Success And Relationships | Jonah Berger
A Guide To The Ambitious Future of Behavioral Science with Michael Hallsworth PhD
Surprising Ways To End Poverty and Solve Climate Change with Erik Angner PhD
Why You Don‘t Need to be Powerful to be Influential | Vanessa Bohns [Republish]
You Work. You Parent. But Can You Also Thrive? | Yael Schonbrun PhD
The Tools You Need To Embrace Uncertainty | Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr
How To Frame Incentives To Drive The Desired Behavior | James Castello
The Myth of the “Relationship Spark” with Logan Ury, featuring guest appearance by Christina Gravert, PhD [Republish]
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