Can preferences for the environment be shaped? In line with the theories of social psychology, we show that natural disasters experienced during early adulthood induce pro-environmental attitudes. We support our findings by exploiting yearly natural disaster variation both within the US and across a sample of 102 countries whose citizens experience disasters at different points in time.

Natural disasters and preferences for the environment: Evidence from the impressionable years / C. Falco, R. Corbi. - In: ECONOMICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0165-1765. - 222:(2023 Jan), pp. 110946.1-110946.4. [10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110946]

Natural disasters and preferences for the environment: Evidence from the impressionable years

C. Falco
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2023

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Can preferences for the environment be shaped? In line with the theories of social psychology, we show that natural disasters experienced during early adulthood induce pro-environmental attitudes. We support our findings by exploiting yearly natural disaster variation both within the US and across a sample of 102 countries whose citizens experience disasters at different points in time.
Beliefs formation; Environmental policy; Impressionable years; Natural disasters;
Settore AGR/01 - Economia ed Estimo Rurale
gen-2023
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