The effects of norms on environmental behavior

Astrid Dannenberg (), Gunnar Gutsche, Marlene Batzke, Sven Christens, Daniel Engler, Fabian Mankat, Sophia Moeller, Eva Weingaertner, Andreas Ernst, Marcel Lumkowsky, Georg von Wangenheim, Gerrit Hornung and Andreas Ziegler
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Astrid Dannenberg: University of Kassel
Gunnar Gutsche: University of Kassel
Marlene Batzke: University of Kassel
Sven Christens: University of Kassel
Daniel Engler: University of Kassel
Fabian Mankat: University of Kassel
Sophia Moeller: University of Kassel
Eva Weingaertner: University of Kassel
Andreas Ernst: University of Kassel
Marcel Lumkowsky: University of Kassel
Georg von Wangenheim: University of Kassel
Gerrit Hornung: University of Kassel
Andreas Ziegler: University of Kassel

MAGKS Papers on Economics from Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung)

Abstract: The study of norms is of paramount importance in understanding human behavior. An interdisciplinary literature, using varying definitions and conceptions, shows when and why norms emerge and spread, what form they can take, and how they are enforced. Here, we focus on theoretical and empirical literatures that treat norms as a factor influencing human behavior. We first present a new taxonomy of norms, which builds upon and merges previous taxonomies, to distinguish between different types of norms and enforcement mechanisms. We then provide a conceptual framework that identifies causes of the effects of norms based on psychological theories, which can serve as a foundation for much of the empirical economic literature measuring norm effects. Finally, we present an overview of empirical economic papers that study the effects of norms on environmentally relevant behavior, as a particularly relevant area for the study of norms. The aim of this overview is to highlight which effects have been insufficiently studied and to give a sense of the potential of norms, which should help policymakers to intervene in a more targeted way to address existing environmental problems.

JEL-codes: C9 D7 D8 D9 H4 Q0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2022
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eec, nep-mac, nep-mon and nep-opm
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