• Effects of norms and policy incentives on household recycling : an international comparison 

      Halvorsen, Bente (Discussion Papers; No. 627, Working paper, 2010)
      Increased household recycling is a policy goal in many countries. Household recycling is, to a large extent, based on voluntary efforts. It is thus interesting to understand the mechanisms behind household voluntary ...
    • Good girl–bad boy : making identity statements when answering a questionnaire 

      Halvorsen, Bente (Discussion Papers;609, Working paper, 2010)
      Environmental policy analyses often draw on stated preferences, with most humans having strong preferences with respect to how we view ourselves and how we would like others to perceive us. This may create systematic ...
    • On the value of households' recycling efforts 

      Bruvoll, Annegrete; Nyborg, Karine (Discussion Papers;No. 316, Working paper, 2002)
      Abstract: Do households' recycling efforts represent a social cost, which should be taken into account in cost-benefit analyses of alternative waste treatment systems? Some argue that it should not, since recycling efforts ...
    • The Evolution of considerate smoking behavior 

      Nyborg, Karine; Rege, Mari (Discussion Papers;No. 279, Working paper, 2000)
      This paper studies the formation of social norms for considerate smoking behavior. Being considerate gives smokers a higher social approval from non-smokers, but imposes an inconvenience cost. A non-smoker's disapproval ...