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Natural Disasters and Preferences for the Environment: Evidence from the Impressionable Years

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  • Chiara Falco
  • Raphael Corbi

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Do generations a˙ected by natural disasters during the critical years of adolescence and early adulthood form di˙erent preferences towards the environment than generations who are not? Consistent with the theories of social psychology, we show that an environmental shock experienced during the impressionable years (18-25 years old) help shape positive environmental preferences. Individuals tend not to change beliefs in response to natural disasters experienced in other age ranges. Using information from the General Social Survey and World Values Survey, we exploit yearly natural disasters variation both within the US and across countries to identify these effects.

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  • Chiara Falco & Raphael Corbi, 2022. "Natural Disasters and Preferences for the Environment: Evidence from the Impressionable Years," Department of Economics 0207, University of Modena and Reggio E., Faculty of Economics "Marco Biagi".
    • Handle: RePEc:mod:depeco:0207
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    1. Francisco Serranito & Donatella Gatti & Gaye-Del Lo, 2023. "Unpacking the green box: Determinants of Environmental Policy Stringency in European countries," Working Papers hal-04202808, HAL.

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    Keywords

    beliefs formation; natural disasters; environmental policy; impressionable years;
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    JEL classification:

    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy
    • D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General

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