Are experienced people affected by a pre-set default option-Results from a field experiment

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-72

  Löfgren, Åsa ^a   Martinsson, Peter ^a   Hennlock, Magnus ^a,b   Sterner, Thomas ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Sweden)

^c RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

CO 2 offsetting; Default option; Field experiment; Public goods

Indexed keywords

DEFAULT OPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EXPERIENCED PEOPLE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; PUBLIC GOODS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ECONOMICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; PUBLIC GOODS;

EID: 84866565923     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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