Environmental Policy Theory Given Bounded Rationality and Other-regarding Preferences

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 263-304

  Gsottbauer, Elisabeth ^a   van den Bergh, Jeroen C J M ^a,b,c,d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^c VU University   (Netherlands)

^d TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Evolution; Monetary valuation; Non pecuniary instruments; Pro environmental behavior; Rationality; Social norms; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLIMATE POLICY; EVOLUTION; MONETARY VALUATIONS; PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIORS; RATIONALITY; SOCIAL NORM; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EVOLUTION; HEURISTICS; INCENTIVE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRICE DYNAMICS; RATIONALIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VALUATION;

EID: 79955938420     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-010-9433-y     Document Type: Article

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