Are emotions to blame? - The impact of non-analytical information processing on decision-making and implications for fostering sustainability

Ecological Economics

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-78

  Menzel, Susanne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision making; Dual process models; Emotion; Intuition; Policy making; Rationality; Sense of self

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC PLANNING; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84886869285     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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