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Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics

@IPEEP_eth

Research group at @ETH Zurich led by @bernauereth | We investigate environmental issues based on theories and methods of political economy and political science
Zürich, Switzerland ib.ethz.ch Joined December 2020
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Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth
New study: does who proposes a carbon tax matter as much as how big it is? Survey of 3,192 people in Germany & Poland finds support falls sharply as rates rise, regardless of the messenger. Trust helps who gets heard, but can't offset high costs. 📄doi.org/10.1017/S01438…
www.cambridge.org Attitudes towards carbon taxation in the EU: messenger effects vs. content effects | Journal of... Attitudes towards carbon taxation in the EU: messenger effects vs. content effects
Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth
🌍 How do we measure environmental concern? New study by develops a refined scale that captures variation among highly concerned citizens, something existing measures miss. Tested using IRT, it predicts pro-environmental behaviour & policy support.
📎Link: doi.org/10.1080/096440…
www.tandfonline.com How to measure environmental concern: an IRT evaluation and advancement of established survey scales Measuring environmental concern is central to environmental public opinion research, yet the field lacks a comprehensive and consistent approach. Existing measures are limited by a lack of theoreti...
Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth
🌆What do people in polluted cities actually want done about air pollution? Survey across Jakarta, Delhi, Accra & Johannesburg finds high concern about air pollution, on par with safety & economic worries. Support for mitigation, even at cost.
Reports: ib.ethz.ch/research/curre…
ib.ethz.ch What People Think and Want Understanding citizens’ perceptions of air pollution and their expectations toward government action is central to assessing the political feasibility and ambition of pollution mitigation policies....
Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth
🚗 Does policy sequencing boost support for climate policy?
New study asks: does telling people pull policies (subsidies) worked make them more open to push policies (bans, taxes)? Finding: no, support for push policies barely moves.
📄Full paper here: doi.org/10.1080/146930…
www.tandfonline.com Could policy sequencing increase public support for ambitious climate policies? Experimental... Conventional wisdom presumes there is a trade-off between policy effectiveness and feasibility: push policies that disincentivize undesirable behaviour and tend to be more effective are often less ...