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Vincenzi, Marco

Mapping the empirical relationship between environmental performance and social preferences : Evidence from macro data

2023 - Franco Angeli

85-102 p.

  • This paper investigates the relationship between measures of environmental performance and of social preferences, thanks to the availability of a recently published dataset on global preferences. Using cross-sectional observations from 76 countries, this study finds evidence from macro data of a positive and statistically significant relationship between measures of proso- cial preferences, such as positive reciprocity, trust, and altruism, and environmental policy indicators in the categories of agriculture, forestry, and climate change after controlling for economic and geospatial factors.
  • At the micro level, the results presented in this paper suggest a broader theory of collective action that is based on a behavioral approach to climate policy to mitigate motivational crowd out in settings of high reciprocity and trust. At the macro level, the results presented in this paper suggest a broader theory of climate clubs that includes pro-social preferences, such as positive reciprocity, trust, and altruism, as key cooperation mechanisms in International Environmental Agreements. [Testo dell'editore].

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Economics and Policy of Energy and Environment : 1, 2023