School of Business and Management Department of Management 214 Judgment and Decision Making in Organizations Supervisor: David HAGMANN / MGMT Student: SUNG Wen-chien / GBUS Course: UROP 3200, Fall Carbon taxes are widely regarded as the most effective way to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. When combined with a tax refund, they could affect the required change in incentives and without increasing the overall tax burden. To date, however, only Canada and Switzerland have implemented such a system. Our previous research has sought to leverage motivated reasoning to increase support: we hypothesized and found that people underestimate their own carbon emissions, and when prompted to think about the financial implications realize that the policy would financially benefit them. Despite this, however, they do not become more supportive of a carbon tax. Preliminary evidence suggests that highlighting the benefits to low-income households, rather than the participants themselves, however, increases support. In the proposed experiments, we seek to systematically test whether other regarding, rather than selfish, motivations drive concerns about climate change and can be leveraged to increase support for carbon taxes. Advocates for carbon taxes promote the individual benefits of a carbon tax refund, and our proposed research may show that this strategy is ineffective and that proponents should instead focus on the benefit to others. Judgment and Decision Making in Organizations Supervisor: David HAGMANN / MGMT Student: WANG Yimengle / MARK Course: UROP 1100, Fall UROP 2100, Spring This comprehensive progress report presents the research activities conducted during the Spring semester of 2025 under the guidance of Professor David Hagmann. The study aims to explore individual performance in three key domains: Mathematics Ability, Emotional Intelligence, and Generosity across a nuanced spectrum of gender identities, categorised into seven continuous gender classifications. By analysing survey data segmented by these gender categories, the research seeks to identify performance gaps and challenge prevailing gender stereotypes. This report details the development and refinement of the survey instrument, data collection methodologies, preliminary statistical findings, encountered challenges, and outlines future research directions. Additionally, it reflects on personal growth and skill acquisition throughout the research process.
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