A micro-econometric analysis of determinants of unsustainable consumption in the Netherlands
A micro-econometric analysis of determinants of unsustainable consumption in the Netherlands
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DOI：
10.1023/b:eare.0000018514.98541.8b
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发表时间：
2004-04-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Van den Bergh, JCJM
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作者：
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, A;Van den Bergh, JCJM
最近，“可持续消费”的概念受到广泛关注。尽管环境经济学传统上将环境政策分析的重点放在生产者身上，但这一新概念拓宽了视角，将旨在直接影响消费者购买、使用和回收产品决策的环境政策纳入其中。这可能建议政策不仅与价格激励挂钩，而且特别与教育和信息提供等说服性工具挂钩。这些政策可能会考虑家庭的某些特征，例如生活方式和家庭规模。本文首次对环境可持续性背景下的消费进行计量经济学分析。根据荷兰家庭的大量微观数据集，评估了不同类型的家庭支出与一系列家庭特征之间的关系。利用各种需求模型和计量经济学技术来充分解决所涉及的理论和技术问题。文章最后讨论了结果对旨在刺激可持续消费的环境政策的影响。
Recently, much attention has been given to the notion of 'sustainable consumption'. Whereas environmental economics traditionally has focused environmental policy analysis on producers, this new notion broadens the perspective to include environmental policies aimed at directly influencing consumer decisions regarding buying, using, and recycling products. This could suggest policies that link not only to price incentives, but also and especially to persuasive instruments, such as education and information provision. These policies might take into account certain characteristics of households, such as lifestyle and family size. This article presents a first econometric analysis of consumption in the context of environmental sustainability. Relationships between different types of household expenditures and a range of household characteristics are assessed, based on a large micro data set of households for the Netherlands. Use is made of various demand models and econometric techniques to adequately address theoretical and technical issues involved. The article ends with a discussion of the implications of the results for environmental policy directed at stimulating sustainable consumption.