Social interaction in responsibility ascription: The case of household recycling

Land Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 766-784

  Brekke, Kjell Arne ^a   Kipperberg, Gorm ^b   Nyborg, Karine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MORALITY; RECYCLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 78049304838     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.86.4.766     Document Type: Article

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