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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2024
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17508
Verlag: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Zusammenfassung: 
Urban waste management challenges pose significant health and economic consequences. Although source-level waste segregation offers a promising solution, its success depends on household participation. Through a randomized controlled trial in the capital city of Bihar, India, we evaluate how light-touch messaging interventions influence household waste management practices. Our results reveal a stark behavioral disconnect: while interventions increased financial contributions to waste segregation initiativesby 9.6 - 11.7 percent compared to the control group, they failed to improve actual waste segregation practices. This gap between financial support and behavioral change highlights the complexity of promoting sustainable waste management practices in urban households.
Schlagwörter: 
willingness to contribute
household waste management
religious messaging
civic messaging
waste segregation
field experiment
India
JEL: 
D01
D91
C93
Q53
O13
Dokumentart: 
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