Acquiescence and the Willingness to Pay for Environmental Protection: A Comparison of the ISSP, WVS, and EVS*
| Autor: | Dominikus Vogl, Axel Franzen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Acquiescence
05 social sciences 1. No poverty General Social Sciences International Social Survey Programme 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences 0506 political science Willingness to pay Environmental protection Wealth effect 050602 political science & public administration Economics World Values Survey 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Social Science Quarterly. 94:637-659 |
| ISSN: | 0038-4941 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2012.00903.x |
| Popis: | Objectives This study examines the effect of countries’ wealth on individuals’ willingness to pay for environmental protection. Former studies using the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) report a positive effect, while studies using the World Values Survey (WVS) or the European Values Study (EVS) find the opposite. In this article, we explain and reconcile these opposing findings. Methods First, we analyze the three data sets (ISSP, WVS, and EVS) separately by applying multilevel analyses and replicate the different findings. Second, we take respondents’ acquiescence into account and demonstrate that wealth has a positive effect on the willingness to pay in the combined data set. Results Respondents in poorer nations in Asia and Eastern Europe have higher levels of acquiescence than respondents in richer Western nations. This difference conceals the wealth effect of studies analyzing the WVS or EVS. If acquiescence is properly taken into account, the wealth effect is confirmed. Conclusion Theory predicts that wealth and the willingness to protect the environment should be positively associated. This wealth effect is confirmed by our analyses of the ISSP, WVS, and EVS. |
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