Spatial and relational peer effects on environmental behavioral imitation

Jianhua Zhang (), Xiaolong Liu and Dimitris Ballas
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Jianhua Zhang: University of Groningen
Xiaolong Liu: University of Groningen
Dimitris Ballas: University of Groningen

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2023, vol. 25, issue 4, No 3, 575-599

Abstract: Abstract From a behavioral perspective, this study investigates the impacts of spatial and relational peer effects on shaping individual environmental behaviors. Utilizing microdata from 53,590 residents in the Netherlands, this study explores the spatial heterogeneity of environmental behaviors at the municipal level. Regression results reveal the existence of peer effects on environmental behavioral imitation among both spatially and relationally proximate peers. The roles of social interactions and observations in reinforcing peer effects are highlighted. A key contribution of this study is its inclusion of spatial dimension in understanding environmental behavioral imitation, taking into account both spatial and relational proximity.

Keywords: Peer effects; Environmental behavioral imitation; Proximity; Observational learning; Social interactions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 Q50 R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/s10018-023-00371-3

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