Use of coupled incentives to improve adoption of environmentally friendly technologies

Article Abstract:

Using a specific coupled incentive scheme, a study on how technology change can be realized and in which individual economic agents are rewarded for their joint actions' effect rather than for their own actions' accomplishments. The technology transition is assumed to be environmental friendly.

Usage, Technological innovations, Incentives (Business)

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Rationality spillovers

Article Abstract:

An experiment to test the rationality that is induced by market-like discipline spills over to nonmarket valuation settings, is described. The results confirm that the spillover effects are robust even when the nonmarket setting involves hypothetical choices and environmental lotteries.

Economic forecasting, Rationality

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Incentives for wetland creation

Article Abstract:

The reasons which support the choice of wetland creation incentives, which are practiced by United States and other European Countries, are discussed.

Europe, Government domestic functions, Analysis, Environmental policy, Wetland conservation

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