Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11023357 | Journal of Environmental Economics and Management | 2018 | 60 Pages |
Abstract
This paper investigates direct and spillover effects of a social information campaign aimed at encouraging residential water savings in Colombia. The campaign was organized as a randomized field experiment, consisting of monthly delivery of consumption reports, including normative messages, for one year. Results indicate that social information and appeals to norm-based behavior reduce water use by up to 6.8% in households directly targeted by the campaign. In addition, we find evidence of spillover effects: households that were not targeted by the campaign reduced water use by 5.8% in the first six months following the intervention.
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Authors
Mónica M. Jaime Torres, Fredrik Carlsson,