Instrument Theory
3 important questions on Instrument Theory
What are the determinants of behaviour?
- Objective/subjective action space
- Objective/subjective(expected) consequences of behaviour
- Values and attitudes
In which way can you influence values and attitude?
- Convince
- Enable/force
- Inform
What are the 4 types of intervention?
- Communicative: changing behavior by providing information, more knowledge about choices/values (cheap, fast, no short term effect)
- Legal: social norms are enforced by juridical norms, enabling behaviour or making it impossible to act in a certain way. effective when enforcement is in place or the norm is embraced
- Economical: changing the costs and benefits decisions. can have high impact, as long as it is used
- Physical: changing the possibility for certain behaviour, effective as long as in place
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