Book Description
This dissertation studies pecuniary and non-pecuniary incentives to promote pro-environmental behaviors in Colombia. In particular, water conservation in households. It includes three essays in which I use experimental, quasi-experimental, and observational methods to analyze the response of the households to different incentives and institutional environments. First, I analyze the effects of use over-price to punish excessive water use. Second, I design and carry out a randomized field experiment using a normative message with social comparisons to promote savings in those who receive it and in their neighbors. Finally, I analyze the motivations that underlie the behavior of the household when they are exposed to the normative message.