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A Participatory Simulation of the Accountable Capitalism Act

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Bill Tomlinson,

M. Six Silberman,

Andrew W. Torrance,

Paramdeep S. Atwal,

Ameya N. Mandalik,

Rebecca W. BlackAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 1 - 13

https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376326

Published: 23 April 2020 Publication History

Abstract

Interactive computing systems increasingly allow for experimental evaluations of fundamental issues in law, government, and society. In this paper, we describe a participatory simulation of the Accountable Capitalism Act, a bill proposed in 2018 by US Senator Elizabeth Warren. We present findings from an empirical study conducted using this system, relating to the impact of 1) interactive visualization and 2) the Accountable Capitalism Act legal framework on the behavior of participants acting as corporate directors. From this study, we draw lessons about research possibilities at the juncture of HCI and legal and policy studies. This study contributes an analysis and evaluation of a design probe used to investigate potential impacts of the Accountable Capitalism Act, experimental evidence from a study conducted using the design probe, and guidance for future participatory simulations that seek to inform the design of social institutions.

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Tariq ZMannino MLe Xuan Anh MBagge WAbouzied AShasha D(2021)Planning Epidemic Interventions with EpiPolicyThe 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology10.1145/3472749.3474794(894-909)Online publication date: 10-Oct-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3472749.3474794
Tomlinson BSilberman MTorrance ANikols NBlack RSquire KAtwal PMandalik ARailkar SWorkman M(2020)“Environment-selected directors”: An interactive simulation experiment of environmental representation on corporate boardsEcological Economics10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106795178(106795)Online publication date: Dec-2020
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106795

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