Paper Climate Change and Individual Behavior
We study the causal effect of providing information about climate change on individuals’ willingness to pay to offset carbon emissions in a survey experiment. Receiving truthful information about ways to reduce CO2 emissions increases individuals’ willingness to pay for voluntary CO2 offsetting by 50% relative to the control group. Individuals’ responses vary with socio-demographic characteristics and along a rich set of prior beliefs and concerns regarding climate change. In a follow-up survey, we study the endogenous information acquisition of survey participants and show individuals choose information that aligns with their views.
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- 2023
- ESG/CSR