(Behavioral) Economics Answers to the Climate Crisis (Prof. Dr. Urs Fischbacher)

Öffentliche Vorlesung im Rahmen der "Public Sustainability Week" (https://www.publicsustainabilityweek.de/)

This lecture explores the role of economic instruments in promoting climate-friendly behavior from the perspective of behavioral economics.

Economic instruments are central to creating incentives for climate-friendly behavior. We will discuss these instruments in particular from the perspective of behavioral economics. How do people respond to these instruments? What criteria are important for the acceptance of these instruments?