Salhi, Salima; Grolleau, Gilles; Mzoughi, Naoufel; … - In: Journal of Economic Issues 46 (2012) 3, pp. 799-810
We study the role of positional concerns in explaining the (non-) diffusion of profitable and environmentally friendly innovations in situations where there is no conventional prisoner dilemma. Based on anecdotal evidence from farming activities, we introduce the concept of negative positional...