Social Norms,Morals and Self-interest as Determinants of Pro-environment Behaviours: The Case of Household Recycling |
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Authors: | Miko?aj Czajkowski Nick Hanley Karine Nyborg |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Economics,University of Warsaw,Warsaw,Poland;2.School of Geography and Sustainable Development,University of St Andrews,St Andrews,UK;3.Department of Economics,University of Oslo,Oslo,Norway |
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Abstract: | This paper considers the role which selfish, moral and social incentives and pressures play in explaining the extent to which stated choices over pro-environment behaviours vary across individuals. The empirical context is choices over household waste contracts and recycling actions in Poland. A theoretical model is used to show how cost-based motives and the desire for a positive self and social image combine to determine the utility from alternative choices of recycling behaviour. We then describe a discrete choice experiment designed to empirically investigate the effects such drivers have on stated choices. A hybrid logit model is used to link statements over attitudes to recycling to choices, dealing with a potential endogeneity problem caused by the joint effects of un-observables on attitudes and choices. We find that a substantial share of our respondents prefer to sort their waste at home rather than in a central sorting facility. This preference is associated with a moral/intrinsic motivation, involving a belief that sorting at home is more thorough than central sorting. |
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