Behavioral Economics: Week 12

Topic: Voluntary Contributions, The Labor Market, the Environment and the Real World

Camerer, Colin, Linda Babcock, George Loewenstein and Richard Thaler. 1997. "Labor Supply of New York City Cabdrivers: One Day at a Time." The Quarterly Journal of Economics. Vol. 112(2): 407-441.

Allcott, Hunt. 2009. "Social Norms and Energy Conservation." Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, MIT.

Behavioral Economics for Environmental Policy

 

*Note: these readings are NOT required for the class, but are provided here for your own interests and/or for research projects etc. If, for example, you find a particular idea that you want to focus on (in your research or otherwise) you can come back to these articles.