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Information overload and environmental degradation: learning from H.A. Simon and W. Wenders

General Economics 2022-09-05 v1 Economics

Abstract

This paper discusses the relevance of information overload for explaining environmental degradation. Our argument goes that information overload and detachment from nature, caused by energy abundance, have made individuals unaware of the unsustainable effects of their choices and lifestyles.

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@article{arxiv.2209.01039,
  title  = {Information overload and environmental degradation: learning from H.A. Simon and W. Wenders},
  author = {Tommaso Luzzati and Ilaria Tucci and Pietro Guarnieri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.01039},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

Updated version of DEM Discussion papers, n. 2019/245, https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/piedsedps/2019_2f245.htm