C-frame thinking: Embedding behavioral economics into ecological economics

Leonardo Boncinelli, Luzie Dallinger and Tiziano Distefano

Ecological Economics, 2025, vol. 227, issue C

Abstract: This paper aims to explore opportunities for integrating Behavioral Economics (BE) into Ecological Economics (EE). By examining the frames of analysis for both disciplines, this study categorizes BE as operating at the individual level (i-frame), while EE addresses systemic aspects of society (s-frame) and extends its considerations to the biosphere (n-frame), advocating for collective action through bottom-up intermediate-level interventions (c-frame).

Keywords: c-frame; Ecological economics; Dual-processing theory; Complexity; Collective decision making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B52 D91 Q56 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108373

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