Pro-environmental behavior : social norms, intrinsic motivation and external conditions
Silvi, Mariateresa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada)
Padilla, Emilio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	Pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) have been linked in the literature to social norms, intrinsic motivation and external conditions. However, no study has jointly analyzed these factors on a cross-country dataset and given a holistic explanation of the variance observed in the adoption rates of PEBs across countries. Using a dataset measuring individual adoption of eight PEBs in the European Union's 28 member states (in 2018), we econometrically test these three groups of factors on a wider scale. We assess the importance of intrinsic motivation as a dominant factor and show how differing levels of intrinsic motivation influence the effectiveness of external conditions, such as monetary incentives and green infrastructures. The results suggest that two-pronged policies, which take into account intrinsic motivation and external conditions, are needed to reach a high observance rate in the population in the short and in the long term. The wider significance of these results for policy is discussed.
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación RTI2018-095484-B-I00 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación BES2016-078156
Note:	Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Economic incentives ; Environmental attitudes ; Green infrastructure ; Intrinsic motivation ; Proenvironmental behavior
Published in:	Environmental Policy and Governance, Vol. 31 (2021) , p. 619-632, ISSN 1756-9338

DOI: 10.1002/eet.1960

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