Kallbekken, Steffen; Westskog, Hege; Mideksa, Torben K. - In: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics … 39 (2010) 4, pp. 447-454
We consider appeals to social norms as a policy instrument to address consumption externalities. We explore whether appeals to social norms can be an efficient policy instrument and compare the efficiency of such appeals to the efficiency of taxation in addressing consumption externalities. We...