This paper studies whether pro-environmental consumption choices are consistent with utility maximization and what role the consumption behavior of reference persons and one's own past behavior play in this context. By combining data on individuals' pro-environmental consumption from a unique...

This paper theoretically and empirically investigates the hypothesis of decision error in environmental-friendly consumption. Existing evidence suggests that people make systematic mistakes in affective forecasting that lead to suboptimal decisions. The paper hypothesizes that such errors are...

Lebensqualität als Maßstab der Energiepolitik -- Energiebedingte Umweltbelastung und Klimawandel; Nuklearunfälle und empfundenes Risiko -- Nachbarschaftseffekte erneuerbarer Energieanlagen -- Erschwinglichkeit von Energie und Struktur der Energieversorgung.