When nudges aren't enough: Incentives and habit formation in public transport usage
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- Christina Gravert & Linus Olsson Collentine, 2020. "When Nudges Aren't Enough: Incentives and Habit Formation in Public Transport Usage," CESifo Working Paper Series 8617, CESifo.
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transport; nudging; field experiment; habit formation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- L91 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Transportation: General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2020-05-11 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2020-05-11 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-GEN-2020-05-11 (Gender)
- NEP-TRE-2020-05-11 (Transport Economics)
- NEP-URE-2020-05-11 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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