How can we improve air pollution? Try increasing trust first
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21691091 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bridget Hoffmann (0000-0002-5803-4225, Inter-American Development Bank, corresponding author), Carlos Scartascini (0000-0001-7031-3983, Inter-American Development Bank), Fernando G Cafferata (0000-0001-9986-4893, National University of Tres de Febrero) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 393-413 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Development Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1355-770X • E-ISSN: 1469-4395 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1355770x2100036x |
| OpenAlex | W4206608870 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
Environmental policies are characterized by salient short-term costs and long-term benefits that are difficult to observe and to attribute to the government's efforts. These characteristics imply that citizens’ support for environmental policies is highly dependent on their trust in the government's capability to implement solutions and commitment to investments in those policies. Using novel survey data from Mexico City, we show that trust in the government is positively correlated with citizens’ willingness to support an additional tax approximately equal to a day's minimum wage to improve air quality and greater preference for government retention of revenues from fees collected from polluting firms. We find similar correlations using the perceived quality of public goods as a measure of government competence. These results provide evidence that mistrust can be an obstacle to better environmental outcomes
Air quality index · Business · Contingent valuation · Economics · Environmental quality · Government revenue · Labour economics · Microeconomics · Obstacle · Political science · Public economics · Public good · Revenue · Salient · Tax revenue · Wage · Willingness to pay · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |