Grazia Cecere is Professor in Economics at Télécom École de Management in Paris, France, part of the Mines-Telecom Institute. She completed her Phd in Economics at the University of Paris 11 and at the University of Turin in Italy. She was visiting student at the University of Sussex in SPRU (2006-2007) and at ZEW in Mannheim (2013). Her main research interests are related to the economics of ICT more particularly eco-innovation and ICT, economics of privacy. She has published in international journals such as to the Research Policy, Ecological Economics, Regional Studies, Telecommunications Policy, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Industry and Innovation.
This article identifies and articulates the foundations of the theoretical approach of the new bo... more This article identifies and articulates the foundations of the theoretical approach of the new book ‘Soft innovation: Economics, product aesthetics and the creative industries’ by Professor Paul Stoneman. This book is likely to open a new research area within the economics of innovation. The source of economic growth and prosperity is technological change and the economics of innovation to date
ABSTRACT It is only recently that EU policies have started defining targets for waste reduction d... more ABSTRACT It is only recently that EU policies have started defining targets for waste reduction despite waste prevention being at the top of the ‘waste hierarchy’. Against this backdrop, we examine whether individual behaviour towards waste reduction is more strongly driven by extrinsic motivations such as social norms, or intrinsic motivations, such as altruistic preferences. We exploit a new survey covering 22,759 individuals from EU27 countries. Our results suggest that individual preferences matter to move beyond an orientation based on recycling, to achieve a reduction of the sources of waste. Behaviour patterns which lead to waste reduction are seldom socially oriented, seldom exposed to peer pressure, and very reliant on purely ‘altruistic’ attitudes.
This article identifies and articulates the foundations of the theoretical approach of the new bo... more This article identifies and articulates the foundations of the theoretical approach of the new book ‘Soft innovation: Economics, product aesthetics and the creative industries’ by Professor Paul Stoneman. This book is likely to open a new research area within the economics of innovation. The source of economic growth and prosperity is technological change and the economics of innovation to date
ABSTRACT It is only recently that EU policies have started defining targets for waste reduction d... more ABSTRACT It is only recently that EU policies have started defining targets for waste reduction despite waste prevention being at the top of the ‘waste hierarchy’. Against this backdrop, we examine whether individual behaviour towards waste reduction is more strongly driven by extrinsic motivations such as social norms, or intrinsic motivations, such as altruistic preferences. We exploit a new survey covering 22,759 individuals from EU27 countries. Our results suggest that individual preferences matter to move beyond an orientation based on recycling, to achieve a reduction of the sources of waste. Behaviour patterns which lead to waste reduction are seldom socially oriented, seldom exposed to peer pressure, and very reliant on purely ‘altruistic’ attitudes.
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