Satisfaction with Democracy and Collective Action Problems: The Case of the Environment

Using modern methods for analyzing multi-level data, we find that, by and large, citizens of OECD countries are more satisfied with the way democracy works in their country if more environmental policies are in place and if environmental quality is higher. We also document that parents care about carbon dioxide emissions more than non-parents and that those with a high willingness to pay for environmental quality deplore intervention through government policies.

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Year of publication:	2008-07
Authors:	Halla, Martin ; schneider, friedrich georg ; Wagner, Alexander F.
Institutions:	Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Johannes-Kepler-Universität Linz
Subject:	Collective action problems \| environmental economics and policy \| satisfaction with democracy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Economics working papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 2008-08
Classification:	K32 - Environmental, Health, and Safety Law ; P16 - Political Economy ; Q21 - Demand and Supply ; Q28 - Government Policy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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