Green consumers and public policy: On socially contingent moral motivation

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 351-366

  Nyborg, Karine ^a   Howarth, Richard B ^b   Brekke, Kjell Arne ^a  

^a RAGNAR FRISCH CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental tax; Green demand; Responsibility; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; GREEN CONSUMERS; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TAXATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; PUBLIC GOODS; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 33749620415     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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