Beckenbach F., Kahlenborn W. (eds.) New Perspectives for Environmental Policies Through Behavioral Economics

Springer, 2016. — 335 p. — ISBN: 9783319167923, 9783319167930This book presents essential insights on environmental policy derived from behavioral economics. The authors demonstrate the potential of behavioral economics to drive environmental protection and to generate concrete proposals for the efficient design of policy instruments. Moreover, detailed recommendations on how to use “nudges” and related instruments to move industry and society toward a sustainable course are presented. This book addresses the needs of environmental economists, behavioral economists and environmental policymakers, as well as all readers interested in the intersection between behavioral economics and environmental policy.Innovative Behavioral Approaches to Analyze the Incentives of Environmental Instruments
Specification Required? A Survey of Scientists’ Views About the Role of Behavioral Economics for Assessing Environmental Policy Instruments
What Can Be Learned from Behavioral Economics for Environmental Policy?
“Great Transformation” Towards Sustainability and Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Concepts as Part of a Participative Political Economics Perspective
Behaviorally Green: Why, Which and When Defaults Can Help
Environmental Behavior and Fast and Frugal Heuristics
Behavioral Approaches to Managing Household Energy Consumption
Road Pricing in Germany: A Behavioral Economics Perspective
Implications of Behavioral Economics for Designing Adaptation Policies
Sustainable Behavioral Governance: Responsive Regulation for Innovation
Behavioral Determinants of Environmental Innovation: A Carnegie-Based Approach
Conclusions and Perspectives