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Questioning the Climate Change Age Gap

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dc.contributor.authorCojocaru, Alexandru
dc.contributor.authorLokshin, Michael
dc.contributor.authorNikandrova, Arina
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T14:23:00Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T14:23:00Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-24
dc.description.abstractA widely held view in the media and among some researchers is that younger people are more worried about climate change and more willing to support the climate agenda than older generations. Such a “climate change age gap” is often explained by the longer time younger people expect to live under worsening climatic conditions. This paper develops a theoretical model that proposes an alternative explanation for the relationship between age and attitudes toward climate change. The empirical analysis is based on data from 38 countries in Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East from the 2023 round of the Life in Transition Survey. The findings demonstrate a positive relationship between the respondents’ age and their concerns about climate change. Older people are more likely to object to higher taxes to finance public policies in general, including climate change policies, but even this result is sensitive to the framing of climate action questions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099447409192423765/IDU19408d94d13583141541b494187d9b9b35c51
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10918
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42191
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 19818
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectEUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectSDG 7
dc.subjectPEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSDG 16
dc.titleQuestioning the Climate Change Age Gapen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleQuestioning the Climate Change Age Gap
okr.date.disclosure2024-09-24
okr.date.lastmodified2024-09-19T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099447409192423765/IDU19408d94d13583141541b494187d9b9b35c51
okr.guid099447409192423765
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-9408d94d-3583-4154-b494-87d9b9b35c51
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10918
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10918
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34393089
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34393089
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099447409192423765/pdf/IDU19408d94d13583141541b494187d9b9b35c51.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.topicEnvironment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist (ECACE)
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