A multi-method approach on sustainability consciousness and discount rates

• Ano de defesa: 2022
• Autor(a) principal: Pestilho, Guilherme de Souza
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: eng
• Instituição de defesa: Biblioteca Digitais de Teses e Dissertações da USP
• Palavras-chave em Português: Consciência de sustentabilidade; Desenvolvimento sustentável; Discount rates; Multi-method; Multi-método; Sustainability consciousness; Sustainable development; Taxas de desconto
• Link de acesso: https://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/96/96132/tde-11052022-085312/

This study explores if individuals\' experience and awareness of sustainable development can influence their intertemporal preferences towards longer-term views. To answer this question, we surveyed 90 professionals, assessed their Sustainability Consciousness (SC) scores, compared them to their respective discount rates obtained through an experiment, and adjusted them to subjective time perceptions. Our result showed that, even though SC psychological aspects and theoretical dimensions positively correlate with each other, no direct effect could be observed between SC and discount rates metrics. This study pioneers in applying the Brazilian Portuguese version of the SC Questionnaire and exploring the relationship between SC and short-termism at an individual level.