What Motivates Paternalism? An Experimental Study
通过实验研究人们何时、为何以及如何干预他人的选择，发现选择建筑师常阻止不耐烦的选择，且干预方式更倾向于将自己的理想投射到他人身上，而非基于自身错误。
We study experimentally when, why, and how people intervene in others’ choices. Choice Architects (CAs) construct opportunity sets containing bundles of time-indexed payments for Choosers. CAs frequently prevent impatient choices despite opportunities to provide advice, believing Choosers benefit. They violate common behavioral welfare criteria by removing impatient options even when all payoffs are delayed. CAs intervene not by removing options they wish they could resist when choosing for themselves (mistakes-projective paternalism), but rather as if they seek to align others’ choices with their own aspirations (ideals-projective paternalism). Laboratory choices predict subjects’ support for actual paternalistic policies.