Overcoming the barriers to the market performance of green consumer goods

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 487-507

  Kaufman, Noah ^a  

^a NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; Financial incentives; Green consumer products; Informational campaigns; Observational learning

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; TOOLS;

COMPARATIVE STATICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGNS; MARKET PERFORMANCE; MARKET SIMULATION; OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS;

COMMODITY MARKET; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INCENTIVE; INFORMATION; LEARNING; NUMERICAL MODEL; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 84896314166     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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