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 E-Mail Credit: Axel Springer Not least because of the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories are more topical than ever. They are reported and discussed in almost all media and communication channels. But what influence do they have on our behavior? Scientists led by behavioral economist Loukas Balafoutas investigated this question in a recently published study. The result: We don t need to believe in conspiracy theories for them to have an impact on us. Merely being confronted with them suffices. Previous studies have shown that beliefs in conspiracy theories have an influence on the behavior of their adherents. For example, they lead to lower voter turnout or a lower willingness to get vaccinated. For years now, conspiracy theories have been experiencing a real boom - it is almost impossible to ignore them. This has prompted a research team led by Loukas Balafoutas to conduct a laboratory experiment to investigate whether conspiracy theories also have an impact on us when we d

Loukas balafoutasUniversity of innsbruckEconlab of the university innsbruckExperimental economicsBusiness economicsSocial behavioral scienceபல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் இந்ந்‌ஸ்ப்ரக்சோதனை பொருளாதாரம்வணிக பொருளாதாரம்சமூக நடத்தை அறிவியல்