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Livelihood Environmentalism to Tunnel a Psychological Environmental Kuznets Curve

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  • Johannes Bettin
  • Meike Wollni

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In the Global South, livelihood environmentalism of the poor contrasts with alleged absence of environmental concern in the emerging middle classes. We present survey evidence from India suggesting that individuals abandoning farming and advancing to middle income still retain influence of past farming, or nature experience. Income and trait heterogeneity of impact on environmental concern then cause ‘tunneling’ of a preference-driven Environmental Kuznets Curve.

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  • Johannes Bettin & Meike Wollni, 2018. "Livelihood Environmentalism to Tunnel a Psychological Environmental Kuznets Curve," Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth - Discussion Papers 258, Courant Research Centre PEG.
  • Handle: RePEc:got:gotcrc:258
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    Environmental Kuznets Curve; Tunneling; Environmentalism of the Poor; Nature Experience;
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