Saving Water with a Nudge (or Two) : Evidence from Costa Rica on the Effectiveness and Limits of Low-Cost Behavioral Interventions on Water Use
The study uses a randomized controlled trial to test the impact of simple, inexpensive, and nonpersonalized behavioral interventions (or “nudges”) on water consumption in the context of a developing country. A descriptive social norm intervention using neighborhood comparisons reduces average water...
Main Authors: | Miranda, Juan Jose, Datta, Saugato, Zoratto, Laura |
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Format: | Journal Article |
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
2021
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36718 |
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