The Dynamics of Consumer Behavior and the Transition to Sustainable Consumption Patterns

Strong growth in disposable income has driven, and is still driving, consumption to unprecedented, but not sustainable levels. To explain the dynamic interplay of needs, need satisfaction, and innovation underlying that growth a behavioral theory of consumption is suggested and discussed with respect to its implications for making a transition to more sustainable patterns of consumer behavior.

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Year of publication:	2011-04
Authors:	Witt, Ulrich
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Subject:	consumption \| growth \| sustainability \| satiation \| innovation \| welfare Length 10 pages

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Series:	Papers on Economics and Evolution.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values ; B52 - Institutional; Evolutionary ; D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles ; D03 - Behavioral Economics; Underlying Principles ; D11 - Consumer Economics: Theory ; Q50 - Environmental Economics. General ; Q56 - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounting
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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