The Persistent Impacts of Norm-Based Messaging and Their Implications for Water Conservation

Zeitschrift für Verbraucherpolitik - Tập 37 Số 3 - Trang 437-452 - 2014
María Bernedo1, Paul J. Ferraro1, Michael Price2
1Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
2Georgia State University

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