Which Europeans Like Nudges? Approval and Controversy in Four European Countries

Do Europeans like nudges?

In recent years, many governments have shown a keen interest in “nudges” — approaches to law and policy that maintain freedom of choice, but that steer people in certain directions. Yet to date, there has been little evidence on whether citizens of various societies support nudges and nudging. We report the results of nationally representative surveys in six European nations: Denmark, France, G...

Prevalence of hepatitis A across various countries in the Middle East, African and Eastern European countries

Patterns of nicotine dependence in four Eastern European countries

BACKGROUND Evidence of patterns of nicotine dependence, although crucial for developing and implementing effective tobacco control strategies, is limited in the Eastern European countries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlates of high nicotine dependence among adults in Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. METHODS The data used in the current analysis is ava...

Mandating private pensions: experience in four European countries.

This study examines the experience of four countries--the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom--in which the mandating of private pensions exists or has been considered. Proposals to mandate private pensions in the United States have been introduced in Congress several times. The analysis of foreign thinking presented here provides a background on the reasoning behind such a...

Disability weights for infectious diseases in four European countries: comparison between countries and across respondent characteristics

Background In 2015, new disability weights (DWs) for infectious diseases were constructed based on data from four European countries. In this paper, we evaluated if country, age, sex, disease experience status, income and educational levels have an impact on these DWs. Methods We analyzed paired comparison responses of the European DW study by participants' characteristics with separate probi...