¿Los estudiantes universitarios españoles aprueban los nudges?Fomento activo de políticas públicas y responsabilidad ciudadana

  1. Cerezo Prieto, Marta 1
  2. Frutos Esteban, Francisco Javier 1
  3. Nieto Librero, Ana Belén 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

Journal:
Revista de estudios políticos

ISSN: 0048-7694

Year of publication: 2021

Issue: 191

Pages: 31-57

Type: Article

DOI: 10.18042/CEPC/REP.191.02 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

In recent years, public policymakers have increasingly turned to behavioural economics or social psychology to achieve favourable outcomes for citizens. Nudges appear in this context: instruments at the service of promoting public policies characterized by inducing the population to make more sustainable decisions, while maintaining freedom of choice at a minimum cost. But are these persuasive ways of promoting public policy supported? Developed from a representative survey, this research aims to find out the degree of receptivity of Spanish university students to the use of nudges as a strategy to actively encourage responsible social behaviour. The results confirmed their high level of acceptance towards such tools. Specifically, significant results were obtained related to the degree of receptivity to the use of nudges in sociodemographic variables such as sex, political affiliation or religious belief, or with behavior patterns associated with collectivism or greater trust in institutions. These data would make it advisable to increase the use of nudges to promote responsible social behaviour in the context of higher education in Spain.

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