Distinct impacts of financial scarcity and natural resource scarcity on sustainable choices and motivations
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DOI: 10.1002/cb.1819
Abstract: The current study examined how financial scarcity and natural resource scarcity independently and interactively influence sustainable choices and motivations. Participants performed a shopping task where they chose between sustainable and conventional products, and rated their… read more here.
Keywords: financial scarcity; natural resource; sustainable choices; choices motivations ... See more keywords
Like parent, like offspring: Intergenerational association of parental scarcity mindset with offspring's cooperative behaviors.
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DOI: 10.1002/pchj.642
Abstract: A sense of resource availability creates a scarcity mindset, leading people to behave in a more competitive way instead of in a collaborative way. This study aims to examine the relationship between scarcity mindset and… read more here.
Keywords: cooperative behaviors; mindset offspring; scarcity; parental scarcity ... See more keywords
Poverty and economic decision making: a review of scarcity theory
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DOI: 10.1007/s11238-021-09802-7
Abstract: Poverty is associated with a wide range of counterproductive economic behaviors. Scarcity theory proposes that poverty itself induces a scarcity mindset, which subsequently forces the poor into suboptimal decisions and behaviors. The purpose of our… read more here.
Keywords: scarcity theory; theory; economic decision; scarcity ... See more keywords
Scarcity and consumers’ credit choices
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DOI: 10.1007/s11238-021-09815-2
Abstract: We study the effect of scarcity on decision making by low income Swedes. We exploit the random assignment of welfare payments to study their borrowing decisions within the pawn and mainstream credit market. We document… read more here.
Keywords: scarcity consumers; credit choices; scarcity; consumers credit ... See more keywords
Managing agricultural vulnerability to phosphorus scarcity through bottom-up assessment of regional-scale opportunities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102910
Abstract: Abstract Many developing countries are dependent on imported phosphorus (P) fertilizers and therefore increasingly vulnerable to scarcity of non-renewable global phosphate supplies, including short-term disruptions. A combination of participatory approach with quantitative substance flow analysis… read more here.
Keywords: phosphorus; vulnerability; scarcity; participatory approach ... See more keywords
Healthy eating behaviors and self-control in scarcity: The protective effects of self-compassion
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DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105860
Abstract: Maintaining healthy eating habits requires self-control and this process can become unsuccessful in certain stressful situations (e.g., economic scarcity). This study tested whether self-compassion can buffer the negative impacts of economic scarcity on healthy eating… read more here.
Keywords: group; self compassion; self control; healthy eating ... See more keywords
Understanding the relationship between resource scarcity and object attachment.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.07.012
Abstract: People generally respond to resource scarcity through one of two pathways: scarcity-reduction or control-restoration. We draw from recent work on the solidity (versus liquidity) of consumption opportunities to offer a new lens through which to… read more here.
Keywords: resource scarcity; understanding relationship; object attachment; scarcity ... See more keywords
People’s decisions matter: understanding and addressing energy poverty with behavioral economics
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109515
Abstract: Abstract Insufficient access to affordable, safe and reliable energy services deprives individuals of the essential means to live a good, satisfactory and just life. This problem is becoming more and more urgent in urban areas,… read more here.
Keywords: energy; energy poverty; people decisions; scarcity ... See more keywords
An examination of the role of booking lead time in consumers’ reactions to online scarcity messages
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.08.012
Abstract: Abstract Scarcity messaging is frequently employed by travel marketers to drive consumer conversion rate in the online sales environment. This study examines the effects of two types of scarcity messages, unit and option scarcity, on… read more here.
Keywords: scarcity messages; booking lead; scarcity; booking intentions ... See more keywords
Interactive effects of climate variability and human activities on blue and green water scarcity in rapidly developing watershed
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121834
Abstract: Abstract Quantifying the spatiotemporal distribution of water resources is still a key constraint on water resources management against the background of climate change and human activities. To investigate the interaction of climate variability and human… read more here.
Keywords: green water; climate variability; water; blue green ... See more keywords
Seasonal scarcity and sharing norms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2021.02.019
Abstract: Abstract How does scarcity affect individual willingness to altruistically enforce norms of sharing with others and individual willingness to share? Sharing within informal communities offers an important insurance mechanism during adverse shocks. But scarcity may… read more here.
Keywords: scarcity; seasonal scarcity; scarcity sharing; sharing norms ... See more keywords