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Do individuals free ride on participation in environmental policies? Personal values and waste management practices
Ecological Economics ( IF 7 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106669
Shigeru Matsumoto

Previous studies revealed that preferences for environmental policies differ among individuals, and the practice of pro-environmental activities varies considerably. If such heterogeneities exist, one natural question arises. How are preferences for environmental policies characterized? To answer this question, we analyze micro-level data from the 2002 Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS). JGSS is a nationwide survey and includes both sociodemographic information and respondents opinions on a variety of issues. In the 2002 survey, respondents were asked about their practices with respect to six types of waste management activities. We apply a Graded Response Model (GRM) to gauge the level of difficulty in engaging in these activities. Subsequently, we examine whether ideological orientation or trust in society determine the waste management ability of respondents, based on a two-sided truncation model. The empirical results demonstrate that neither ideological orientation nor trust in society influence the waste management ability of respondents. In contrast, we find that the demand for better environmental conditions influences waste management ability, and respondents who consider the government's environmental protection to be insufficient spend time on waste management activities. We also found that people who spend time on volunteer activities are also likely to spend time on waste management efforts.

中文翻译:

个人是否在参与环境政策时搭便车?个人价值观和废物管理实践

以往的研究表明,个人对环境政策的偏好不同,环保活动的实践也有很大差异。如果存在这种异质性,自然会产生一个问题。对环境政策的偏好如何表征?为了回答这个问题,我们分析了 2002 年日本综合社会调查 (JGSS) 的微观数据。JGSS 是一项全国性调查,包括社会人口统计信息和受访者对各种问题的意见。在 2002 年的调查中,受访者被问及他们在六类废物管理活动方面的做法。我们应用分级反应模型 (GRM) 来衡量参与这些活动的难度。随后,我们基于双边截断模型来检验意识形态取向或对社会的信任是否决定了受访者的废物管理能力。实证结果表明,意识形态取向和社会信任都不会影响受访者的废物管理能力。相比之下,我们发现对更好环境条件的需求会影响废物管理能力,认为政府环境保护不足的受访者将时间花在废物管理活动上。我们还发现,花时间在志愿活动上的人也可能花时间在废物管理工作上。实证结果表明,意识形态取向和社会信任都不会影响受访者的废物管理能力。相比之下,我们发现对更好环境条件的需求会影响废物管理能力,认为政府环境保护不足的受访者将时间花在废物管理活动上。我们还发现,花时间在志愿活动上的人也可能花时间在废物管理工作上。实证结果表明,意识形态取向和社会信任都不会影响受访者的废物管理能力。相比之下,我们发现对更好环境条件的需求会影响废物管理能力,认为政府环境保护不足的受访者将时间花在废物管理活动上。我们还发现,花时间在志愿活动上的人也可能花时间在废物管理工作上。
更新日期:2020-08-01
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