Noblesse oblige? Determinants of survival in a life-and-death situation

Frey, Bruno S.; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno

doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2010.02.005

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“…Human beings are often seen as being capable of homo economicus behaviour, single‐mindedly attempting to save themselves at whatever cost to others (Lang and Lang, 1962; Brown, 1965). However, people are also capable of altruism, willingly sacrificing themselves to aid others or engaging in prosocial behaviour to enhance the probability of survival of others (Frey, Savage, and Torgler, 2010b). This dichotomy illustrates the need to explore the why noted above, and to understand better which factors influence behavioural decision‐making during disasters or other extreme events.…”

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“…The extension of this difference is that some amount of time needs to elapse before social norms and decisions can be implemented (Frey, Savage, and Torgler, 2011a); moral norms, in contrast, can be acted upon instantly. Analysis of the sinking of the British passenger liner, Titanic , in the Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 has provided strong evidence in support of the adherence of a social norm during a disaster: women and children first (Frey, Savage, and Torgler, 2010b). This norm is observed, too, in modern society: humanitarian action under the fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 to evacuate or help vulnerable and innocent civilians, generally viewed as women, children, and the elderly (Carpenter, 2003).…”

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Towards a complex model of disaster behaviour

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2019

Disasters

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This paper outlines why a move towards a complex adaptive systems model of behaviour is required if the goal is to generate better understanding of how individuals and groups interact with their environment in a disaster setting. To accomplish this objective, a bridge must be built between the broader social sciences and behavioural economics to incorporate discipline‐specific insights that are needed to move towards complexity. This is only possible through a deeper understanding of behaviour and how the environment in which they occur can influence actions. It is then that one can counteract the poor behavioural predictions, flawed policies based on myth, inefficient design, and suboptimal outcomes that have flourished in the absence of a complex adaptive systems model. This paper provides a conceptual framework that draws on concepts from across the natural and social sciences, such as behavioural economics, endocrinology, psychology, sociobiology, and sociology in order to build an interactive theory of disaster behaviour.

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“…Nor is there a place for intrinsic rewards. To illustrate, it is difficult to see why an Econ would volunteer to join the army, donate to charity, or recycle (17).…”

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The Behavioral Economics of Health and Health Care

Rice

2013

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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People often make decisions in health care that are not in their best interest, ranging from failing to enroll in health insurance to which they are entitled, to engaging in extremely harmful behaviors. Traditional economic theory provides a limited tool kit for improving behavior because it assumes that people make decisions in a rational way, have the mental capacity to deal with huge amounts of information and choice, and have tastes endemic to them and not open to manipulation. Melding economics with psychology, behavioral economics acknowledges that people often do not act rationally in the economic sense. It therefore offers a potentially richer set of tools than provided by traditional economic theory to understand and influence behaviors. Only recently, however, has it been applied to health care. This article provides an overview of behavioral economics, reviews some of its contributions, and shows how it can be used in health care to improve people's decisions and health.

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“…As well as political institutions, unwritten social norms also play a key role in saving the lives of females and children before males and adults, as in the Titanic disaster (Frey et al., ; ).…”

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Effect of Free Media on Views Regarding Nuclear Energy after the Fukushima Accident

Yamamura

2012

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SUMMARYUsing cross-country data, this paper investigates how governance influenced views regarding the security of nuclear energy after the Fukushima accident in Japan.Key findings are: (1) citizens are less likely to agree that nuclear power plants are properly secured against accidents with the presence of a free media and higher levels of freedom of expression; and (2) freedom of expression and free media are positively associated with the presence of nuclear plants. These findings indicate that sufficient information leads citizens to both understand the risk of nuclear energy and to accept the existence of nuclear plants.

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Noblesse oblige? Determinants of survival in a life-and-death situation

Cited by 25 publications

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Towards a complex model of disaster behaviour

Towards a complex model of disaster behaviour

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Effect of Free Media on Views Regarding Nuclear Energy after the Fukushima Accident

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