Behavioral spillover effects from a social information campaign

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Year: 2021
Volume: 109
Issue: C

Authors (3)

Carlsson, Fredrik (Göteborgs Universitet) Jaime, Marcela (not in RePEc) Villegas, Clara (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We investigate whether a social information campaign aimed at reducing water use causes a spillover effect on the use of electricity. On average, water use decreased by 6 percent for the treatment group. We identify a positive spillover effect on electricity use among households that had efficient use of water before the campaign. The effect is sizeable: almost a 9 percent reduction. We argue that these results are consistent with a model of cognitive dissonance where the efficient households infer information about electricity use from the water use information.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeeman:v:109:y:2021:i:c:s0095069620300486
Journal Field
Environment
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25