caa a22 4500 445854804 CHVBK 20180317145425.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10640-010-9433-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10640-010-9433-y Environmental Policy Theory Given Bounded Rationality and Other-regarding Preferences [Elektronische Daten] [Elisabeth Gsottbauer, Jeroen van den Bergh] Established environmental policy theory is based on the assumption of homo economicus. This means that people are seen as fully rational and acting in a self-regarding manner. In line with this, economics emphasizes efficient policy solutions and the associated advantages of price incentives. Behavioral economics offers alternative, more realistic views on individual behavior. In this paper we investigate opportunities to integrate bounded rationality and other-regarding preferences into environmental policy theory to arrive at recommendations for more effective policies. For this purpose, we will address decisions made under risk and uncertainty, intertemporal choice, decision heuristics, other-regarding preferences, heterogeneity, evolutionary selection of behaviors, and the role of happiness. Three aspects of environmental policy are considered in detail, namely sustainable consumption, environmental valuation and policy design. We pay special attention to the role of non-pecuniary, informative instruments and illustrate the implications for climate policy. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010 Climate policy nationallicence Evolution nationallicence Monetary valuation nationallicence Non-pecuniary instruments nationallicence Pro-environmental behavior nationallicence Rationality nationallicence Social norms nationallicence Sustainable consumption nationallicence Gsottbauer Elisabeth Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici Cn—Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola, Spain aut van den Bergh Jeroen ICREA, Barcelona, Spain aut Environmental and Resource Economics Springer Netherlands 49/2(2011-06-01), 263-304 0924-6460 49:2<263 2011 49 10640 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-010-9433-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-010-9433-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gsottbauer Elisabeth Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici Cn—Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van den Bergh Jeroen ICREA, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental and Resource Economics Springer Netherlands 49/2(2011-06-01), 263-304 0924-6460 49:2<263 2011 49 10640 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer