More environmental quality or not?: the determinants of individuals' attitudes towards preventing environmental damage

Benno Torgler ; María Angeles García Valiñas ^[1]
1. [1] Universidad de Oviedo
  
  Universidad de Oviedo
  
  Oviedo, España
Localización: XIII Encuentro de Economía Pública: Playadulce (Almería), Hotel Playadulce. 2 y 3 de febrero, 2006, ISBN 84-8240-795-3, pág. 77
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Although there are some studies investigating environmental preferences, it is difficult to find papers related to a country and its regions or its development over time are still largely lacking. This paper therefore aims at reducing such shortcomings, and analyzes the willingness to accept tax increases in order to protect the environment in Spain and its regions for the periods 1990, 1995 and 1999/2000, with data from the World Values Surveys and the European Values Surveys. The results indicate strong regional differences and strong differences between the first and the second half of the 90s. This paper also shows the relevance of strongly neglected variables such as political interest and social capital.