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The Profile of a “Warm-Glower”: A Note on Consumer’s Behavior and Public Policy Implications

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  • Paulo A.L.D. Nunes

    (University Ca' Foscari of Venice and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei)

  • Laura Onofri

    (Department of Economics, University of Bologna and University Ca' Foscari of Venice)

Abstract

The paper focuses on the ongoing debate on non-market valuation, including the valuation environmental goods, and the opportunity to use contingent valuation for policy guidance. In fact, contingent valuation critics argue that reported willingness to pay answers do not reflect real economic preferences and, for this reason, should not be used in cost-benefit analysis The attempt to contravene such critique finds many supporters. This paper starts from the latter stream of research and adds two original contributions. First, it sheds light on the individual warm glow motivational profile, exploring the empirical relationship between individual’s socio-economic characteristics and warm glow. Second, it discusses some implications of the presence of warm glow for public policy.

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  • Paulo A.L.D. Nunes & Laura Onofri, 2004. "The Profile of a “Warm-Glower”: A Note on Consumer’s Behavior and Public Policy Implications," Working Papers 2004.113, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.
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    Keywords

    Economic value; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Latent factor; Consumer motivations; Warm glow; Ego driven warm glow; Social oriented warm glow; Public policy design;
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    JEL classification:

    • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • Q26 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Recreational Aspects of Natural Resources

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