Abstract. Apologies are ubiquitous in life and across cultures and countries, and they are able to impact social relationships as well as material outcomes. One specific application refers to restorative justice and mediation programs. While empirical data is biased by unobservable influences, a controlled experiment provides additional evidence on the effect of apologies after exclusion. We present an experiment in which participants can steal from other group members and can be excluded for one period.

Abstract. In a lab-in-the-field experiment, we investigate the influence of social norms on 300 parents’ beliefs regarding the nutritional quality of food items and their subsequent food choices. We use a 3 × 2 between-subject experimental design where we vary two factors: 1 — the social norm provided to parents: a descriptive norm (what other parents choose) vs. an injunctive norm (what other parents approve of), and 2 — the recipient of the food decisions made by parents: their own child vs. an unknown child. Parents participate in a two-stage process.

Abstract. This article examines how expanded carrier screening (ECS) – a genomic test based on whole-genome sequencing – has been integrated into Spain's assisted reproductive technology sector. Marketed as a tool to enhance reproductive safety and personalization, ECS has become increasingly routinized within third-party gamete in vitro fertilization (IVF) through its use in genetic matching (GM), a technique that identifies shared genetic risks between donors and recipients.

Abstract. In countries with multi-level governance, the balance of power between centre and periphery results from complex bargaining processes. Existing literature equates decentralisation to its de jure dimension, which risks missing variation in the extent to which decentralisation reforms take place. In this paper, we argue that decentralisation is a two-stage process. In the first step, political elites bargain and agree on reforms to the legal framework to reflect the distribution of powers between the centre and the periphery.