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

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2023
Volume: 222
Issue: C

Authors (2)

Falco, Chiara Corbi, Raphael (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

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.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:222:y:2023:i:c:s0165176522004207
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25