Economic instruments and induced innovation: The European policies on end-of-life vehicles

Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Zoboli, Roberto

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.06.008

Cited by 101 publications

(66 citation statements)

References 12 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Though waste generation reduction is at the top of the 'waste hierarchy' (Pearce, 2004), a real decoupling between waste generation 1 and consumption has never taken place, despite the fact that policy efforts have intensified to tackle waste-related externalities and recycling markets have flourished giving birth to real 'industries' related to 'waste recycling chains' (Kinnaman, 2006;Mazzanti and Zoboli, 2006). Reasons for this lack of decoupling are to be found in the (excessive) policy focus on management and disposal rather than on waste reduction at the source (Mazzanti and Montini, 2009;D'Amato et al 2013;Viscusi et al, 2011).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Waste prevention and social preferences: the role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations

Cecere

Mancinelli

Mazzanti

2014

Ecological Economics

Self Cite

167

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Though reduction is at the top of the waste management hierarchy, EU policies have historically introduced waste management incentives mainly concerning waste recovery and recycling, in addition to actions aimed at reducing disposal in landfills. Only very recently have EU policies started defining targets for waste reduction. Against this backdrop, we aim to examine whether individual behavior towards waste reduction is more strongly driven by extrinsic motivations such as social norms, or intrinsic motivations such as purely altruistic preferences. We exploit a large new survey that covers thousands of individuals for the EU27, to test the role of motivations when people are faced with collective management of the public good. We find that diverse motivations are behind the reduction of food waste: extrinsic motivations nevertheless increase the likelihood of producing more waste. Green consumption / recycling-oriented attitudes and individualistic thinking about waste management relate to 'waste producers'. This shows that in order to go beyond a recycling-oriented society towards reduction of the source of waste externality -its generation -the nature of social preferences matters. Behavior patterns leading to waste reduction are less socially oriented, less exposed to peer pressure and more reliant upon purely 'altruistic' social attitudes. Policy makers should learn from the relevant insights on social behavior we here address if our societies aim to fully integrate the idea of waste reduction alongside recycling in the future.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Waste prevention and social preferences: the role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations

Cecere

Mancinelli

Mazzanti

2014

Ecological Economics

Self Cite

167

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…18. For the analysis of economic instruments based on 'producer responsibility principles' in European ELV policies, see Mazzanti and Zoboli (2005). 19.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Delinking and environmental Kuznets curves for waste indicators in Europe

Mazzanti

Zoboli

2005

Environmental Sciences

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The paper provides preliminary empirical evidence on delinking trends concerning waste indicators in Europe. First, methodological issues regarding the analysis of delinking are discussed, and the related Environmental Kuznets Curves literature is critically examined. Then, European-level data on municipal and packaging waste are investigated by panel data approaches, examining different EKC specifications. For packaging and municipal waste flows, decoupling seems to occur, at best, only on a relative basis. No significant evidence in favour of an inverted U-shape Kuznets curve is found. Europe as a whole seems to be still lagging behind in reaching the critical turning point of the relationship between waste and household consumption. Our results suggest some possible advantages and limitations of panel data for a set of relatively homogenous countries as well as the possible added value of further delinking analyses for specific waste materials and/or single countries. Although preliminary, depending on available data, results suggest that waste prevention, claimed as a priority by EU waste policy, has not been successfully pursued by European and national policies in practice.

show abstract

“…Since, depending on the sectoral pattern of technological change, companies from more than one value chain position are relevant for innovation (Pavitt 1984, Mazzanti andZoboli 2006), we use the value chain position as one dimension of firm-internal determinants. Specifically, for the pulp and paper industry we distinguish between paper producers participating in the EU ETS and providers of technologies for the paper production process.…”

Section: Research Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of the regulatory framework for innovation activities: the EU ETS and the German paper industry

Rogge

Schleich

Haussmann³

et al. 2011

IJTPM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. The role of the regulatory framework for innovation activities: The EU ETS and the German paper industry Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may AbstractBased on a research framework which combines environmental economics and innovation studies, we explore the relevance of the regulatory framework for innovation activities in the German paper industry, with a focus on climate policies. Innovation activities considered include research and development, adoption and organizational change. Empirically, we mainly rely on the survey data of paper producers and technology providers. Findings suggest that innovation activities are mainly governed by market factors and (as yet) are hardly affected by the European Emission Trading System and other climate policies. Also, the impact of these policies on innovation activities is lower for technology providers than for paper producers. However, the majority of companies expect the effects of the regulatory climate policy framework on innovation to increase by 2020.

show abstract

Economic instruments and induced innovation: The European policies on end-of-life vehicles

Cited by 101 publications

References 12 publications

Waste prevention and social preferences: the role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations

Waste prevention and social preferences: the role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations

Delinking and environmental Kuznets curves for waste indicators in Europe

The role of the regulatory framework for innovation activities: the EU ETS and the German paper industry

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About