Does culture affect soil erosion? Empirical evidence from Europe
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2020-04
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Journal Article
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Abstract
I investigate whether cultural differences explain why some European regions are more effective in mitigating soil erosion than others. Specifically, I consider environmental preferences and beliefs as well as time preferences. For causal identification, I use a control function approach. The estimates suggest that a 1 standard deviation increase in pro-environmental culture increases erosion mitigation by 2–9 percentage points. This has important implications for research and policy making, which I discuss.
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47 (2)
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619 - 653
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Oxford University Press
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soil erosion; culture; time preferences; environmental preferences; locus of control; perceived self-efficacy
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09564 - Finger, Robert / Finger, Robert
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It was possible to publish this article open access thanks to a Swiss National Licence with the publisher.