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DOI	10.5547/01956574.45.1.ddes
	Ecological Footprint and Willingness to Pay for Green Goods: Evidence from the Netherlands
	De Silva, Dakshina G.; Head, Tiffany; Pownall, Rachel A. J.; Schiller, Anita R.
发表日期	2024
ISSN	0195-6574
EISSN	1944-9089
起始页码	45
结束页码	1
卷号	45 期号:1
英文摘要	Human consumption of scarce ecological resources is at the heart of the climate change crisis. Mitigating climate change will require changes in consumer behavior. Further, to respond effectively, policymakers need information on the environmental impact of individuals' behaviors. In this paper, we study the effect of socio-demographic characteristics and personality traits on individuals' environmental impact measured by their ecological footprint. We also investigate consumers' willingness to pay for green goods. Using survey data from the Netherlands, first, we construct individuals' ecological footprint. The survey also uses a 50-item personality scale developed by Goldberg (1992) to construct five personality traits. We find that individuals with higher personal income, less than a high school education, males, the employed, and people living in rural areas are associated with a higher EF. We also find that consumers' WTP and demand are responsive to price increases in high-emitting goods and personality traits. We contribute to our understanding of the influence of socio-demographic and personality characteristics on the actual ecological footprint at the individual level. Further, we contribute to the economic literature on consumers' WTP for green products as well as the ongoing discussion on using market-based solutions to tackle climate change.
英文关键词	Ecological footprint; Willingness to pay; Climate change; Personality traits
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:001196096900010
来源期刊	ENERGY JOURNAL
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/307655
作者单位	Lancaster University; General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University; University of London Courtauld Institute of Art; Maastricht University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	De Silva, Dakshina G.,Head, Tiffany,Pownall, Rachel A. J.,et al. Ecological Footprint and Willingness to Pay for Green Goods: Evidence from the Netherlands[J],2024,45(1).
APA	De Silva, Dakshina G.,Head, Tiffany,Pownall, Rachel A. J.,&Schiller, Anita R..(2024).Ecological Footprint and Willingness to Pay for Green Goods: Evidence from the Netherlands.ENERGY JOURNAL,45(1).
MLA	De Silva, Dakshina G.,et al."Ecological Footprint and Willingness to Pay for Green Goods: Evidence from the Netherlands".ENERGY JOURNAL 45.1(2024).