Homonoff, Tatiana A.
Can small incentives have large effects? the impact of taxes versus bonuses on disposable bag use / by Tatiana A. Homonoff .-- , 2018
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Resumen.
Bibliografía.
This paper examines a simple element of financial incentive—design whether the incentive takes the form of a fee for bad behavior or a reward for good behavior—to determine if the framing of the incentive influences the policy’s effectiveness. I investigate the effect of two similar policies aimed at reducing disposable bag use: a $0.05 tax on disposable bag use and a $
0.05 bonus for reusable bag use. While the tax decreased disposable bag use by over 40 percentage points,
the bonus generated virtually no effect on behavior. These results are consistent with a model of loss aversion.
INVERSIONES
INCENTIVOS
POLITICA FISCAL
MODELOS ECONOMETRICOS
American Economic Journal. Economic Policy 1945-7731 v. 10, n. 4, November 2018, p. 177-210
Can small incentives have large effects? the impact of taxes versus bonuses on disposable bag use / by Tatiana A. Homonoff .-- , 2018
Disponible también en formato electrónico a través de la Biblioteca del IEF.
Resumen.
Bibliografía.
This paper examines a simple element of financial incentive—design whether the incentive takes the form of a fee for bad behavior or a reward for good behavior—to determine if the framing of the incentive influences the policy’s effectiveness. I investigate the effect of two similar policies aimed at reducing disposable bag use: a $0.05 tax on disposable bag use and a $
0.05 bonus for reusable bag use. While the tax decreased disposable bag use by over 40 percentage points,
the bonus generated virtually no effect on behavior. These results are consistent with a model of loss aversion.
INVERSIONES
INCENTIVOS
POLITICA FISCAL
MODELOS ECONOMETRICOS
American Economic Journal. Economic Policy 1945-7731 v. 10, n. 4, November 2018, p. 177-210