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The Generational Divide in Support for Environmental Policies: European Evidence
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Vanderbilt University - Department of Economics; Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management; Vanderbilt University - Strategy and Business Economics
Joni Hersch
Vanderbilt University - Law School; Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management; Vanderbilt University - College of Arts and Science - Department of Economics
December 2005
NBER Working Paper No. w11859
Abstract:
This article examines age variations in support for environmental protection policies that affect climate change using a sample of over 14,000 respondents to a 1999 Eurobarometer survey. There is a steady decline with age in whether respondents are willing to incur higher gasoline prices to protect the environment. This relationship remains after controlling for socioeconomic characteristics. There are age-related differences in information about environmental risks, information sources about the environment, perceived health risks from climate change, and degree of worry about climate change. However, taking these factors into account does not eliminate the age variation in willingness to pay more for gasoline to protect the environment.
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Date posted: March 9, 2006
Suggested CitationViscusi, W. Kip and Hersch, Joni, The Generational Divide in Support for Environmental Policies: European Evidence (December 2005). NBER Working Paper No. w11859. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=875712
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