TY - JOUR
T1 - Harnessing behavioral science to design disposable shopping bag regulations
AU - Homonoff, Tatiana
AU - Taylor, Rebecca L.C.
AU - Kao, Lee Sien
AU - Palmer, Doug
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1353/bsp.2021.0012
DO - 10.1353/bsp.2021.0012
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85128480987
SN - 2379-4607
VL - 7
SP - 51
EP - 61
JO - Behavioral Science and Policy
JF - Behavioral Science and Policy
IS - 2
ER -