Behavioral Spillovers

Petyo Bonev ()

No 2303, Economics Working Paper Series from University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science

Abstract: What is a behavioral spillover? How can a spillover be uncovered from the data? What is the precise link between the underlying psychological theory of a spillover and the econometric assumptions which are necessary to estimate it? This paper draws on recent advancements in causal inference, behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroscience to develop a framework for the causal evaluation and interpretation of behavioral spillovers. A novel research design is suggested. The paper challenges existing empirical strategies and reevaluates existing empirical results.

Keywords: Behavioral spillovers; environmental policy evaluation; moral licensing; self-perception theory; cognitive dissonance theory; foot-in-the-door effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 C26 C9 D04 D9 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2023-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cbe, nep-ecm, nep-env and nep-hme
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