@article{HoffmannHoppeZiemann2022, author = {Hoffmann, Christin and Hoppe, Julia Amelie and Ziemann, Niklas}, title = {Faster, harder, greener?}, series = {Ecological economics}, volume = {191}, journal = {Ecological economics}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0921-8009}, doi = {10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107212}, pages = {14}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Against the background of the current "Speed-Up Society," which seems to foster a trade-off between economic success and climate change, we study whether the individual Pace of Life is associated with productivity and proenvironmental behavior on the micro-level. In a controlled laboratory environment with students in Germany, we measured the productivity of participants in a real effort task, quantified their pro-environmental behavior, and recorded their individual Pace of Life. We find that individuals with a fast Pace of Life are significantly more productive. However, individuals with a fast Pace of Life behave less pro-environmentally if they are men and more pro-environmentally if they are women.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Spaeth2021, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Sp{\"a}th, Maximilian}, title = {It's me again… Ask Avoidance and the Dynamics of Charitable Giving}, series = {CEPA Discussion Papers}, journal = {CEPA Discussion Papers}, number = {38}, issn = {2628-653X}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-52099}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-520991}, pages = {25}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Charities typically ask potential donors repeatedly for a donation. These repeated requests might trigger avoidance behavior. Considering that, this paper analyzes the impact of offering an ask avoidance option on charitable giving. In a proposed utility framework, the avoidance option decreases the social pressure to donate. At the same time, it induces feelings of gratitude toward the fundraiser, which may lead to a reciprocal increase in donations. The results of a lab experiment designed to disentangle the two channels show no negative impact of the option to avoid repeated asking on donations. Instead, the full model indicates a positive impact of the reciprocity channel. This finding suggests that it might be beneficial for charities to introduce an ask avoidance option during high-frequency fundraising campaigns.}, language = {en} }