Jinghui Lim
Postdoctoral researcher
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300<br /> Los Angeles, CA 90095
310-267-5352
jinghuilim@ucla.edu
Recent Articles
Do eco-friendly wines taste better?
Though consumers remain reluctant to spend more on wine from organic grapes, the new study from UCLA researchers shows that in blind taste-tests professional wine reviewers give eco-certified wines higher…
Environmental lobbying’s clean little secret
The public perception is that lobbyists fight for lax regulations, saving businesses money by allowing more pollution—often at great cost to public health and natural resources. That’s only one side…
Projects
How should firms disclose their environmental performance?
Firms have various avenues through which to disclose environmental performance information. This project examines two information disclosure strategies (public information disclosure to stakeholders and private information to legislators through lobbying),…
Climate Lobbying
Between 2006 and 2009, firms spent over a billion dollars lobbying on climate-related bills and issues. Such spending is largely perceived as a strategy by industry to oppose regulation. Research…
Eco-labels and Cleaning Product Attributes
In this project, which was also a practicum project, we examine the preferences of consumers over different eco-label attributes for cleaning products. To accomplish this goal, we designed and implemented…
Eco-labels and Quality in Wine
Eco-labels are part of a new wave of environmental policy that emphasizes information disclosure as a tool to induce environmentally friendly behavior by both firms and consumers. Little consensus exists…