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Playing with the Good Guys - A Public Good Game with Endogenous Group Formation
Brekke, Kjell Arne - 2013
In public good games, voluntary contributions tend to start off high and decline as the game is repeated. If high contributors are matched, however, contributions tend to stay high. We propose a formalization predicting that high contributors will self-select into groups committed to charitable...
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Do Norms on Contribution Behavior Affect Intrinsic Motivation? Field-Experimental Evidence from Germany
Boyer, Pierre - 2016
This paper studies how imposing norms on contribution behavior affects individuals' intrinsic motivation. We consider … legally a tax. We design a randomized field experiment with treatments informing individuals that the levy is a tax. We …, communicating the legal norm results in a significant crowd-out of intrinsic motivation. In contrast, strongly intrinsically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012985409
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The role of preferences for pro-environmental behaviour among urban middle class households in Peru
Fuhrmann-Riebel, Hanna; D'Exelle, Ben; Verschoor, Arjan - In: Ecological economics : the transdisciplinary journal of … 180 (2021), pp. 1-15
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Cheaper or eco-friendly cars : what do consumers prefer? An experimental study on individual and social preferences
Armenio, Sabrina; Bergantino, Angela Stefania; Intini, Mario - In: Ecological economics : the transdisciplinary journal of … 193 (2022), pp. 1-7
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The effects of green nudges on consumer valuation of bio-based plastic packaging
Wensing, Joana; Caputo, Vincenzina; Carraresi, Laura; … - In: Ecological economics : the transdisciplinary journal of … 178 (2020), pp. 1-16
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The Political Economy of Sin Taxes
Haavio, Markus - 2009
We analyse the determination of taxes on harmful goods when consumers have self-control problems. We show that under reasonable assumptions, the socially optimal corrective tax exceeds the average distortion caused by self-control problems. Further, we analyse how individuals with self-control...
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Environmental policy when pollutive consumption is sensitive to advertising : norms versus status
Gsottbauer, Elisabeth; Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den - In: Ecological economics : the transdisciplinary journal of … 107 (2014), pp. 39-50
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Changing Identity : Retiring from Unemployment
Hetschko, Clemens - 2011
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel from 1984-2009, we follow persons from their working life into their retirement years and find that, on average, employed people maintain their life satisfaction upon retirement, while long-term unemployed people report a substantial increase in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121822
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To buy or not to buy : the roles of self-identity, attitudes, perceived behavioral control and norms in organic consumerism
Johe, Miles H.; Bhullar, Navjot - In: Ecological economics : the transdisciplinary journal of … 128 (2016), pp. 99-105
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How green self image is related to subjective well-being : pro-environmental values as a social norm
Welsch, Heinz; Kühling, Jan - In: Ecological economics : the transdisciplinary journal of … 149 (2018), pp. 105-119
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