Journal Articles

A meta-analysis assessing the effectiveness of demand-side interventions for sustainable food consumption and food waste reduction
Shifting consumers towards more sustainable food consumption and avoiding food waste have been identified as key levers in mitigating …
Paul Lohmann, Alice Pizzo, Jan M. Bauer, Tarun M. Khanna, Sarah L. Flecke, Max Callaghan, Jan C. Minx, Lucia A. Reisch
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Leveraging LLMs for predictive insights in food policy and behavioral interventions
Food consumption and production significantly contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions, making them key targets for climate change …
Micha Kaiser, Paul Lohmann, Peter Ochieng, Billy Shi, Cass R. Sunstein, Lucia A. Reisch
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Nudging, Fast and Slow: Experimental Evidence from Food Choices under Time Pressure
Understanding when and why nudges work is crucial for designing interventions that consistently and reliably change behaviour. This …
Paul Lohmann, Elisabeth Gsottbauer, Christina Gravert, Lucia A. Reisch
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Choice architecture promotes sustainable choices in online food-delivery apps
Greenhouse gas emissions from the food system constitute about one-third of the global total, hence mitigation in this sphere of human …
Paul Lohmann, Elisabeth Gsottbauer, James Farrington, Steve Human, Lucia A. Reisch
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The effect of air pollution on defensive expenditures: Evidence from individual commercial health insurance in China
To mitigate the substantial losses incurred by air pollution, individuals undertake defensive behaviors in the form of health insurance …
Zaikun Hou, Guanglai Zhang, Paul Lohmann, Andreas Kontoleon, Ning Zhang
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Chilling results: how explicit warm glow appeals fail to boost pro-environmental behaviour
We conducted a large-scale online experiment to examine whether climate change messaging can induce emotions and motivate …
Paul Lohmann, Elisabeth Gsottbauer, Sander van der Linden, Andreas Kontoleon
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High levels of air pollution reduce team innovation
Teams play a key role in tackling complex societal challenges, such as developing vaccines or novel clean energy technologies. Yet, the …
Paul Lohmann, Benedict Probst, Elisabeth Gsottbauer, Andreas Kontoleon
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The impact of open access mandates on scientific research and technological development in the U.S.
Getting to a net-zero emissions economy requires faster development and diffusion of novel clean energy technologies. We exploit a rare …
Benedict Probst, Paul Lohmann, Andreas Kontoleon, Laura Díaz Anadón
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Do Flood and Heatwave Experiences Shape Climate Opinion? Causal Evidence from Flooding and Heatwaves in England and Wales
Understanding how personal experience of extreme weather events raises awareness and concern about climate change has important policy …
Paul Lohmann, Andreas Kontoleon
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Anti-social behaviour and economic decision-making: Panel experimental evidence in the wake of COVID-19
We systematically examine the acute impact of exposure to a public health crisis on anti-social behaviour and economic decision-making …
Paul Lohmann, Elisabeth Gsottbauer, Jing You, Andreas Kontoleon
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