Título Nudging low-carbon consumption through advertising and social norms
Autores CASTRO SANTA, JUANA, Drews S. , Bergh J.V.D.
Publicación externa No
Medio J. Behave. Exp. Econ.
Alcance Article
Naturaleza Científica
Cuartil JCR 3
Cuartil SJR 1
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85142518723&doi=10.1016%2fj.socec.2022.101956&partnerID=40&md5=63343ae77257dae89bdaf20abc0e4bbb
Fecha de publicacion 01/02/2023
ISI 000907558900001
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85142518723
DOI 10.1016/j.socec.2022.101956
Abstract Widespread advertising of high-carbon goods challenges a shift to low-carbon consumption which is needed to limit climate change. We test the pure and combined effects of advertising and communicating a social norm on low- and high-carbon consumption. This involved presenting to 2728 US citizens an imitation Facebook homepage containing green and non-green advertising as well as weak and strong social norms to nudge low-carbon consumption. In isolation, both green advertising and social norms were effective in promoting low-carbon choices. But when combined, advertising dominated choice and counteracted the positive effects of the social norm. We show that this result is due to advertising affecting more decision channels than the social norm. It suggests that low-carbon norms have a limited effectiveness in changing consumer preferences in a world dominated by advertising. © 2022 The Author(s)
Palabras clave Advertising; Consumption; Emissions reduction; Experiment; Social norms
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