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Greening Household Behaviour: Cross-domain Comparisons in Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours Using Spatial Effects

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  • Zachary Brown

    (North Carolina State University)

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Discussions of the importance of public attitudes in shaping policy often lack clear evidence on causal relations between stated attitudes and observed behaviours. The 2011 OECD Survey of over 12,000 households allows analysing households’ environmental attitudes and behaviours in five different domains (electricity, food, transport, waste and water). Using econometric analysis, we investigate the relationship between stated environmental attitudes and indicators of civic engagement, such as voting in local elections, charity membership and membership in environmental organisations... La réflexion sur le rôle des attitudes du public dans l’élaboration des politiques manque souvent d’éléments probants au sujet du lien de causalité existant entre les attitudes déclarées et les comportements observés. L’enquête réalisée par l’OCDE en 2011 auprès de plus de 12 000 ménages permet d’analyser leurs attitudes et comportements environnementaux dans cinq domaines distincts (électricité, alimentation, transports, déchets et eau). Sur la base d’une analyse économétrique, on étudie ce qui lie les attitudes environnementales déclarées à différentes formes d’engagement civique, telles que voter aux élections locales, s’impliquer au sein d’une oeuvre caritative et être membre d’une association de défense de l’environnement.

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  • Zachary Brown, 2014. "Greening Household Behaviour: Cross-domain Comparisons in Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours Using Spatial Effects," OECD Environment Working Papers 68, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:envaaa:68-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jxrclsj8z7b-en
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    1. Gladman Thondhlana & Thina N. Hlatshwayo, 2018. "Pro-Environmental Behaviour in Student Residences at Rhodes University, South Africa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-19, August.
    2. Athina Economou & George Halkos, 2020. "The Gender Environmentalism Gap in Germany and the Netherlands," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 101(3), pages 1038-1055, May.
    3. Avela Pamla & Gladman Thondhlana & Sheunesu Ruwanza, 2021. "Persistent Droughts and Water Scarcity: Households’ Perceptions and Practices in Makhanda, South Africa," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-13, June.
    4. Enrica De Cian & Filippo Pavanello & Teresa Randazzo & Malcolm Mistry & Marinella Davide, 2019. "Does climate influence households' thermal comfort decisions?," Working Papers 2019:02, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari".
    5. Céline Nauges, 2014. "Greening Household Behaviour and Water," OECD Environment Working Papers 73, OECD Publishing.
    6. Piyapong Janmaimool & Jaruwan Chontanawat, 2021. "Do University Students Base Decisions to Engage in Sustainable Energy Behaviors on Affective or Cognitive Attitudes?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-18, September.

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    Keywords

    attitudes envers l'environnement; behavioural economics; civic engagement; engagement civique; enquête auprès des ménages; environmental attitudes; GIS; household survey; SIG; économie comportementale;
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    JEL classification:

    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
    • H89 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Other
    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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