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The Impact of Socially Enforced Norms on the Environment and the Role of Public Policy

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  • Ingmar Schumacher

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In this article, I explain socially enforced norms mostly from an economist's perspective, how they emerge and how they diffuse through society. I then investigate the particular role that social norms play for the environment, looking at both the theoretical literature as well as the empirical results. Following that I discuss the reasons for which governmental intervention is necessary when it comes to dealing with social norms and the environment. I also place emphasis on the steps that policy-makers need to take in order to internalize both the externalities from the collective action problem, as well as the impact on the social norm. In addition, I discuss research gaps and provide suggestions for researchers that are interested in dealing with the joint study of collective action problems and social norms.

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  • Ingmar Schumacher, 2024. "The Impact of Socially Enforced Norms on the Environment and the Role of Public Policy," International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, now publishers, vol. 18(3), pages 237-284, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:jirere:101.00000168
    DOI: 10.1561/101.00000168
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