Social norms, behavior influence environmental policy

Social norms, behavior influence environmental policy
- February 15, 2013
- Research by Don Saari, economics and mathematics Distinguished Professor, is featured in Newswise February 15, 2013
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From Newswise:
In a recent article in the journal Bioscience, the team shares findings that pro-environmental
behaviors (e.g., recycling and water conservation) can influence pro-environmental
values, and that the interaction also works in reverse… Additional co-authors include:
Paul R. Ehrlich, Stanford University; Lee J. Alston, University of Colorado at Boulder;
Scott Barrett, Columbia University; Timothy G. Buchman, Emory University School of
Medicine; Gretchen C. Daily, Stanford University; Bruce Levin, Emory University; Simon
Levin, Princeton University; Michael Oppenheimer, Princeton University; and Donald
Saari, University of California Irvine.
For the full story, please visit http://www.newswise.com/articles/social-norms-behavior-influence-environ....
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