“…This study aims to shed light onto some of the factors supporting or hindering individual engagement in adaptation behavior, which little research has empirically investigated to date. …”

“…These thwarting effects are particularly severe in the absence of effective monitoring institutions capable of sanctioning deviant behavior. A growing literature however stresses the importance of non-economic factors in explaining human behavior; therefore, instruments that go beyond the traditional incentives might prove effective in facilitating the task. …”