Field evidence on nudging high school students towards pro-environmental behavior

Rustam Romaniuc, Odile Séré de Lanauze (), Lisette Ibanez () and Sébastien Roussel ()
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Rustam Romaniuc: Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School
Odile Séré de Lanauze: CEE-M - Centre d'Economie de l'Environnement - Montpellier - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier, BIT - Behavioral Insights Team France
Lisette Ibanez: CEE-M - Centre d'Economie de l'Environnement - Montpellier - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier

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Abstract: Many environmental nudges have succeeded in increasing pro-environmental behaviors among adults, but hardly any study tested the use of environmental nudges on younger people. We conducted a field experiment involving high school students to assess the effectiveness of a nudging strategy which aimed at motivating them to power off computers when these are not used in the classroom. Our nudging strategy resulted in a significant reduction in computer power in the treated high school compared to a control high-school. We discuss the relevance of our work for research on young people's prosocial behavior as well as the implications in terms of policy-making.

Keywords: Environmental nudges; pro-environmental behaviors; adolescents' prosocial behavior. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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