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Harnessing Behavioral Science to Design Disposable Shopping Bag Regulations

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Policies to curb the use of disposable shopping bags take two main forms: (a) They provide market-based incentives, imposing fees or taxes on disposable shopping bags or offering rewards for bringing reusable bags from home, or (b) they impose command -and -control policies, which ban certain types of disposable shopping bags altogether. In this article, we review evidence on the effectiveness of these policy design choices through a behavioral economics lens and highlight best practices for policymakers considering similar legislation.

Source: Behavioral Science & Policy

DOI: 10.1177/237946152100700205

Authors: Tatiana Homonoff, Rebecca L. C. Taylor, Lee-Sien Kao, Doug Palmer

Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, New York University, The University of Sydney, Ideas42

Language: English

Topic: Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Subfield: General Decision Sciences

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4386836768

FWCI: 0.46

Cites: 28

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10