Environmental regulation of households: An empirical review of economic and psychological factors |
| |
Authors: | Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh |
| |
Affiliation: | aICREA, Barcelona, and Institute of Environmental Science and Technology and Department of Economics and Economic History, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Edifici Cn, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain |
| |
Abstract: | The literature on sustainable consumption and environmental regulation of household behavior is dominated by conceptual and normative approaches. As a result, many suggestions lack a firm empirical basis. To overcome this deficiency, econometric studies in three areas of environmentally relevant activities of households are reviewed: residential use of energy, generation of solid waste and recycling, and residential use of water. Next to price and income elasticities, attention is devoted to individual socio-economic features and psychological factors, such as attitudes, knowledge, perceptions and values. Potential psychological determinants and related insights are further examined by discussing a range of representative and illustrative statistical–psychological studies of environmental behavior. One important general finding is that there are very few empirical studies that systematically combine socio-economic and psychological determinants. A range of insights for environmental policy is derived, and research recommendations are offered. |
| |
Keywords: | Attitude Energy use Income elasticity Knowledge Perception Price elasticity Recycling Waste disposal Water useJEL classification: D12 Q25 Q48 Q53 Q58 |
本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录! |
|