On the use and potential of behavioural economics from the perspective of transport and climate change
By Erel Avineri. 2012
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It can be argued that the main thinking in transport planning and policy making stem from neoclassical economics in which individuals are largely assumed to make rational, consistent, and efficient choices, and apply cognitive processes of decision making that maximise their economic utility. Research in behavioural sciences indicates that individuals’ choices in a wide range of contexts deviate from the predictions of the rational man paradigm inspired the research agenda in the field of travel behaviour. New concepts and practices of government aim to apply some behavioural economics insights in the design of behavioural change initiatives and measures, an approach recently advocated in the US and the UK. This paper provides a brief review on the use and potential of behavioural economics from the perspective of transport and climate change, in two main contexts: travel demand modelling and design of behaviour change measures. The discussion of limitations and knowledge gaps associated with the implementation of behavioural economics to a travel behaviour context might contribute to the debate and help in defining research agenda in this area.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Transportation
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- Analysing cycling as a social practice: An empirical grounding for behaviour change (2015, background): “Historically, the UK government has attempted to tackle the country’s car-dominance through economic instruments (Avineri, 2012), urban compaction, infrastructure development (Boarnet, 2010) and technology development (Marsden, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2014.12.001 1369-8478/ 2014 The Authors.”
- Response to Travel Information: A Behavioural Review (2015, background): “They illustrate how ‘nudges’, small features designed in the choice environment, help individuals to overcome cognitive biases, elucidating the better choices without restricting their freedom of choice, and without making big changes to the physical environment, the set of choices, or the economic ”