Writing

Selected Publications

Paunov, Y., and Grüne-Yanoff, T. (2026). Boosts versus Nudges: a competitive preference test in the field of energy conservation. Energy Policy, 209(A), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114953

Milanov M, Vlaev I, Stoicheva M and Paunov Y. (2026). Leadership, adaptation, and group resilience: a qualitative study of Bulgaria’s 33rd Antarctic summer campaign. Front. Psychol. 17:1820497. https://doi.org-/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1820497

Paunov, Y., Schwirplies. C., Marchionni, C., and Grüne-Yanoff, T. (2025). Behavioural interventions for sustainable consumption: comparing nudges and boosts in a student residential context (under review)

Paunov, Y., Schwirplies. C., Marchionni, C., and Grüne-Yanoff, T. (2025). Few and far between: A systematic scoping review of the mechanistic evidence in empirical research on household energy-saving interventions. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications,12(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05137-8

Bruns, H., Fillon, A., Maniadis, Z., & Paunov, Y. (2025). Comparing transparent and covert nudges: A meta-analysis calling for more diversity in nudge transparency research. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 102350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2025.102350

Paunov, Y., and Grüne-Yanoff, T. (2023). Boosting vs. nudging sustainable energy consumption: a long-term comparative field test in a residential context. Behavioural Public Policy, 1-26. https://doi.org/doi:10.1017/bpp.2023.30

Paunov, Y., Vogel, T., Ingendahl, M., & Wänke, M. (2023). Transparent by choice: Proactive disclosures increase compliance with digital defaults. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.981497

Bruns, H., & Paunov, Y. (2022). Why policymakers should be transparent about the behavioral interventions they use: A systematic, policy-oriented review. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3948978

Paunov, Y., Wänke, M., & Vogel, T. (2020). Combining defaults and transparency information to increase policy compliance. Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000419

Ellemers, N., van der Toorn, J., Paunov, Y. & van Leeuwen, T. (2019). The Psychology of Morality: A Review and Analysis of Empirical Studies Published From 1940 Through 2017. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 23(4), 332-366. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088868318811759

Paunov, Y., Wänke, M., & Vogel, T. (2019). Transparency effects on policy compliance: disclosing how defaults work can enhance their effectiveness. Behavioural Public Policy, 3(2), 187-208. https://doi.org/10.1017/bpp.2018.40

Paunov, Y., Wänke, M., & Vogel, T. (2019). Ethical defaults: which transparency components can increase the effectiveness of default nudges?. Social Influence, 14(3-4), 104-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2019.1675755