Working papers
In the CeCAR working paper series preliminary scientific articles are published. The purpose of the working papers is to share ideas about a specific topic or to get feedback before submitting to an academic journal.
Working Paper Series No. 1
Title: On the Preconditions for Large-Scale Collective Action
Authors: Sverker C. Jagers, Niklas Harring, Åsa Löfgren, Martin Sjöstedt, Francisco Alpizar, Bengt Brülde, David Langlet, Andreas Nilsson, Bethanie Carney Almroth, Sam Dupont and Will Steffen
Date: January 2019
Citation: Jagers, S. C., Harring, N., Löfgren, Å., Sjostedt, M., Alpizar, F., Brüld, B., Langlet, D., Nilsson, A., Almroth, B. C. and Dupont, S. and Steffen, W. (2019). On the Preconditions for Large-Scale Collective Action. CeCAR Working Paper Series No. 1, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3701650 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3701650
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N.B. This paper has been revised and published in Ambio. It is available here.
Working Paper Series No. 2
Title: Does Quality of Government and Trust Explain the Cross-National Variation in Public Support for Climate Policies?
Authors: Dragana Davidovic and Niklas Harring
Date: February 2019
Citation: Davidovic, D. and Harring, N. (2019). Does Quality of Government and Trust Explain the Cross-National Variation in Public Support for Climate Policies? CeCAR Working Paper Series No. 2, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3706867 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3706867
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Working Paper Series No. 3
Title: A Theoretical Framework Explaining the Mechanisms of Nudging
Authors: Åsa Löfgren and Katarina Nordblom
Date: April 2019
Citation: Löfgren, Å. and Nordblom, K. (2019). A Theoretical Framework Explaining the Mechanisms of Nudging. CeCAR Working Paper Series No. 3, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3711941 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3711941
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Working Paper Series No. 4
Title: Nudging as an Environmental Policy Instrument
Authors: Fredrik Carlsson, Christina Gravert, Olof Johansson-Stenman, and Verena Kurz
Date: April 2019
Citation: Carlsson, F., Gravert, C. A., Kurz, V. and Johansson-Stenman, O. (2019). Nudging as an Environmental Policy Instrument. CeCAR Working Paper Series No. 4. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3711946 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3711946
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Working Paper Series No. 5
Title: Optimal Prosocial Nudging
Authors: Fredrik Carlsson and Olof Johansson-Stenman
Date: April 2019
Citation: Carlsson, F. and Johansson-Stenman, O. (2019). Optimal Prosocial Nudging. CeCAR Working Paper Series No. 5. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3717392 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3717392
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Working Paper Series No. 6
Title: Economic Inequality, Corruption, and Personal Environmental Responsibility in Europe
Authors: Ryan Davis
Date: December 2019
Citation: Davis, R (2019). Economic Inequality, Corruption, and Personal Environmental Responsibility in Europe. CeCAR Working Paper Series No. 6, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3717395 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3717395
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N.B. This paper was based on a master's thesis and received the University of Gothenburg's Sustainability Thesis Award for 2019. Get more information about the award here.
Working Paper Series No. 7
Title: The Climate Decade: Changing Attitudes on Three Continents
Authors: Fredrik Carlsson, Mitesh Kataria, Alan Krupnick, Elina Lampi, Åsa Löfgren, Ping Qin, Thomas Sterner, Xiaojun Yang
Date: May 2020
Citation: Carlsson, F., Kataria, M., Krupnick, A., Lampi, E., Löfgren, Å., Qin, P. and Sterner, T. and Yang, X. (2020). The Climate Decade: Changing Attitudes on Three Continents. CeCAR Working Paper Series No. 7. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3739300
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Working Paper Series No. 8
Title: Celebrity Endorsement in Promoting Pro-Environmental Behavior
Authors: Thong Ho, Zihan Nie, Francisco Alpizar, Fredrik Carlsson, and Pham Khanh Nam
Date: November 2020
Citation: Ho, T., Nie, Z., Alpizar, F., Carlsson, F. and Pham, K. N. (2020). Celebrity Endorsement in Promoting Pro-Environmental Behavior. CeCAR Working Paper Series No. 8. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3739302
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Working Paper Series No. 9
Title: Large-scale collective action to avoid an Amazon tipping point - key actors and interventions
Authors: Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Niklas Harring, Sverker C. Jagers, Åsa Löfgren, Martin Persson, Martin Sjöstedt, Bengt Brülde, David Langlet, Will Steffen and Fransisco Alpizar.
Date: November 2020
Citation: Bastos Lima, M. G., Harring, N., Jagers, S. C., Löfgren, Å., Persson, M., Sjöstedt, M., Brüld, B. and Langlet, D., Steffen, W. and Alpizar, F. (2020). Large-Scale Collective Action to Avoid an Amazon Tipping Point – Key Actors and Interventions. CeCAR Working Paper Series No. 9. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3739307
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Working Paper Series No. 10
Title: Institutional Quality Causes Social Trust: Evidence from Survey and Experimental Data on Trusting Under the Shadow of Doubt
Authors: Andrea F.M. Martinangeli, Marina Povitkina, Sverker C. Jagers and Bo Rothstein
Date: December 2020
Citation: Martinangeli, A., Povitkina, M., Jagers, S. C. and Rothstein, B. (2020). Institutional Quality Causes Social Trust: Evidence from Survey and Experimental Data on Trusting Under the Shadow of Doubt. CeCAR Working Paper Series No. 10, Working Paper of the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance No. 2020-04. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3744618
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Working Paper Series No. 14
Title: Voters do not punish their government for climate policies – evidence from Swedish temporal regression discontinuities
Authors: Sofia Henriks, Nikas Harring, Nils Droste
Date: January 2023
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