The elephant in the room: why 'when the buying stops, the killing can too' is still relevant to ivory consumption

Yu, Peishan, Gaghadar, Austin, Dann, Chris, Hsieh, Ian, Kiehl, Manuela and Bang, Joon (2018) The elephant in the room: why 'when the buying stops, the killing can too' is still relevant to ivory consumption. In: LSE Research Festival 2018, 2018-02-19 - 2018-02-24, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

From a demand side perspective, the research analyzes the current anti "elephant poaching" efforts. Using China as a case study, the research examines the relationship between the rise in disposable incomes and ivory demand, the "bandwagon effect" of consumption, and the signaling effect of ivory burns and crushes.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Official URL:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/Research/lse-festival-researc...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Date Deposited:	16 May 2019 10:18
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 08:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/100643

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