1. Economic cycle, labour market and pro-environmental behaviours. The case of separate waste collection in Italy.
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Agovino, Massimiliano, Cerciello, Massimiliano, and Musella, Gaetano
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BUSINESS cycles ,LABOR market ,DATA envelopment analysis ,TIME management ,TIME series analysis - Abstract
Pro-environmental behaviours have been studied extensively in the economic literature, with particular regard to the effects induced by unemployment. A key element that was little investigated in previous contributions consists in intrahousehold dynamics. This work provides a novel microeconomic framework describing the interaction between economic cycle and intrahousehold time allocation that is ultimately responsible for the adoption of pro-environmental behaviours. Intrahousehold differences in productivity represent a key assumption in this framework. The theoretical model is then tested empirically on recent Italian observations using Data Envelopment Analysis. Our results indicate that the most efficient allocations are attained in periods when joint drops in unemployment and female labour market participation (added worker effect) lead to intrahousehold specialisation. • We evaluate the relationship between PEBs and unemployment considering the intrahousehold dynamics. • We describe the PEBs by considering the interaction between economic cycle and intrahousehold time allocation. • The Intrahousehold differences in productivity represent a key assumption in proposed framework • We empirically test the theoretical model using time series techniques on recent Italian data and DEA • The results show that the most efficient allocations is linked to the intrahousehold specialisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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