Essays about: "information provision experiment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words information provision experiment.

  1. 1. Is there a willingness to pay for shade provision as part of cycling urban infrastructure? Eliciting attributes of a discrete choice experiment in Neiva, Colombia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jorge Andres Arce Correa; [2023]
    Keywords : Bicycle commuting; shade; sustainable development; stated preference; welfare economics;

    Abstract : This manuscript reports on an exploration of whether shade provision is valued by urban users of cycling infrastructure. A description of the elicitation process has been outlined in order to build a general but detailed analysis of the different stages included in the exercise of attribute elicitation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Is it hot in here? An experiment on how climate change and carbon taxation information affect carbon tax acceptance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gustav Fritzell; Jacob Wihlborg; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : carbon pricing; climate change; CO2 emission; carbon tax acceptance;

    Abstract : Climate change is an increasing issue around the world. The emissions of greenhouse gases need to be reduced and one of the more effective ways is by using carbon taxation. This thesis aims to investigate how information provision about climate change and carbon taxation could influence people's acceptance of a carbon tax. READ MORE

  4. 3. Climate change: Information, beliefs and action. Can new information affect Swedes’ climate change mitigation efforts?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Kihlstedt; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate change; information provision experiment; beliefs; action; climate behavior; social norms; climate policy; survey experiment; information deficit; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Due to the steep requirements of the 1.5°C goal, there is an urgent need to better understand what measures can be used to strengthen climate mitigation efforts. This study illuminates which factors drive climate mitigation efforts in the Swedish public and how such efforts are affected by new information. READ MORE

  5. 4. Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour amongst Millennials in Online Communities - The role of information and goal-frames on Instagram

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Vanessa Trager; Karin Drozd; [2019]
    Keywords : Pro-environmental behaviour ; Sustainability  ; the Integrated Framework for Encouraging Pro-environmental Behaviour; Online communities;

    Abstract : With the aim to reduce the effects of anthropocentric climate change and achieve a more sustainable future, promotion of sustainable individual behaviour is just as essential as driving political and economic change. As social media are experiencing growth in popularity, online communities in which influencers act as opinion leaders are a promising tool to influence behaviour. READ MORE

  6. 5. Information Feedback, Behaviour and ‘Smart Meters’: Using behavioural economics to improve our knowledge about the potential effectiveness of Smart Meters to use electricity efficiently

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Simon Laursen Bager; [2014]
    Keywords : Feedback; Electricity; Energy; Smart Meter; Behavioural Economics; EU policy; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As part of the development of the European electricity grid, the EU has decided that ‘Smart Meters’ should be installed in 80% of the households of the EU by 2020. It is expected that this will lead to a reduction of energy use in the residential sector in the order of 10%. READ MORE