| ID | 183056 |
| Title Proper | Projection bias in environmental beliefs and behavioural intentions - an application to solar panels and eco-friendly transport |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Clot, Sophie |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The projection bias corresponds to the human tendency to project current preferences into the future as if present preferences will remain unchanged, omitting a range of external influences over the current preferences. We design a survey experiment to investigate the projection bias relevance on two environmentally friendly initiatives, namely solar panels and eco-friendly transport. We found that beliefs and behavioral intentions are subject to positive change when individuals are solicited a day when the weather is congruent with the proposed changes. We draw several policy and managerial implications for environmental issues. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol.160; Jan 2022: p.112645 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy 2022-01 160 |
| Key Words | Environment ; Weather ; Transport ; Solar Panels ; Experimental Survey ; Projection Bias |