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Determinants of Pro-environmental Practices: An Analysis Using Discrete Choice Models.
Danny Granda-Beltrán1, Michelle López2, Jessica Guamán2
1Departamento de Economía, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile.
Environmental Management
|April 8, 2025
Summary
Environmental awareness significantly boosts pro-environmental practices in Ecuadorian households, increasing electricity and water saving, and recycling. Education and income also play a role, but Indigenous ethnicity is linked to lower engagement.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Sociology
- Economics
Background:
- Responsible consumption is crucial for environmental sustainability.
- Pro-environmental practices adoption varies due to individual behaviors.
- Understanding household environmental practices is key.
Purpose of the Study:
- Identify factors influencing pro-environmental practices (electricity/water saving, recycling) in Ecuadorian households.
- Analyze the marginal propensity of these practices.
- Assess the robustness of findings using unobserved heterogeneity tests.
Main Methods:
- Utilized secondary data from Ecuador's National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (2010-2014).
- Employed logit and conditional multinomial logit models to evaluate marginal propensity.
- Incorporated tests for unobserved heterogeneity to ensure model robustness.
Main Results:
- Theory of Planned Behavior effectively explains environmental practices in Ecuadorian households.
- Environmental awareness drives the largest increase (8-10%) in pro-environmental practices.
- Labor income, education, and female-headed households positively correlate with these practices (2.14-5.68%).
- Indigenous ethnicity shows a negative association with pro-environmental practices.
Conclusions:
- Environmental awareness is a primary driver for household pro-environmental behavior.
- Socioeconomic factors like income and education influence environmental practices.
- Targeted public policies should prioritize enhancing environmental awareness in households.
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