The importance of researching public support for preventive policies have been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a representative sample of the Hungarian population, we investigated the support for commonly used preventive measures (social distancing, hand hygiene and wearing masks) comparing two different policy tools (nudges and regulations). Because of the high risk and unfamiliarity of the pandemic, the respondents’ risk perception and experience with the disease was also assessed. All preventive measures were generally supported and, contrary to the findings of previous nudge research, there was no clear pattern whether regulations or nudges are preferred. People with higher level of risk perception supported both types of policies more but slightly favoured the regulations. Those who had contact with the disease (either themselves or a close friend or family member contracting COVID-19) reported a higher level of risk perception. When the person themselves was afflicted, this higher levels of risk perception did not translate to a higher level of support, moreover, it even decreased support for the regulations according to regression analysis. In case of a loved one contracting the disease, there was an increased support for both types of measures, but that is explained by the higher risk perception.
The paper presents experimental research on investigating the production and testing aspects of ISO/IEC 14443 contactless RFID tags fabricated on biodegradable cellulose acetate (CA) biopolymer-based Printed Circuit Boards (PCB). Our approach reduces the harmful plastic waste by substituting the standard materials of the cards with biodegradable substrate. Also, with common PCB fabrication methodology the prototyping and production becomes cost-effective for the novel material. The paper will detail the manufacturing steps and the different aspects of production for the prepared cards. The preliminary functional results show promising examples of a functional, standard 13.56 MHz RFID reference cards.
és Cass Sunstein nudge-ról szóló könyve alig tíz évvel ezelőtt, 2008-ban jelent meg, de a meghatározó munka mára számos kutatást eredményezett, a döntéstervezés újabb és újabb kísérleteiről jelentek meg tudományos beszámolók. Egyre több konferenciát rendeznek a témakörben, sőt egyes országok, mint például Nagy-Britannia, a nudgeokat egyenesen a kormányzati politikák részévé emelték. A témában született nagyszámú publikáció jelentős része mindemellett kritikusan áll hozzá az új eszközhöz, a nudge koncepciója igen hamar politikai, filozófiai és etikai viták össztüzében találta magát. A szerzők cikkükben szisztematikusan feltárják a nudge körüli szakirodalmat, osztályozzák különböző megvalósulási formáit, bemutatják a szakpolitikai vonatkozásokat, és kitérnek a nudge-ok alkalmazását ért kritikákra is.
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