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Recycling: Social norms and warm-glow revisited

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Recycling: Social norms and warm-glow revisited. / Abbott, Andrew James; Nandeibam, Shasikanta; O'Shea, Lucy.
In: Ecological Economics, Vol. 90, No. 6, 27.03.2013, p. 10-18.

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Abbott, AJ, Nandeibam, S & O'Shea, L 2013, 'Recycling: Social norms and warm-glow revisited', Ecological Economics, vol. 90, no. 6, pp. 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.02.015

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Abbott, A. J., Nandeibam, S., & O'Shea, L. (2013). Recycling: Social norms and warm-glow revisited. Ecological Economics, 90(6), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.02.015

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Abbott AJ, Nandeibam S, O'Shea L. Recycling: Social norms and warm-glow revisited. Ecological Economics. 2013 Mar 27;90(6):10-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.02.015

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Abbott, Andrew James ; Nandeibam, Shasikanta ; O'Shea, Lucy. / Recycling : Social norms and warm-glow revisited. In: Ecological Economics. 2013 ; Vol. 90, No. 6. pp. 10-18.

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