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Social Norms and Pro-environmental Behavior

A Review of the Evidence

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ID14865153
AuthorsKatherine Farrow (Laboratoire Montpelliérain d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée), Gilles Grolleau (0000-0003-2932-8870, Laboratoire Montpelliérain d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée), Lisette Ibanez (0000-0002-5296-873X, Laboratoire Montpelliérain d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée)
Year2017
Volume140
Pages1-13
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEcological Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0921-8009 • E-ISSN: 1873-6106
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.04.017
OpenAlexW2610196913
LanguageEN
Citations received244
References cited74

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Citations per year30,5
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Citation velocitycurrent
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