Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/261071 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
AWI Discussion Paper Series No. 706
Publisher: 
University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Both research and anecdotal evidence suggest that people care about long-run environmental outcomes, but often fail to act sustainably, endangering environmental stability. For a large population sample, we show that people substantially value the environment intrinsically, i.e., even after their own and their kin's lifespan. Willingness-to-pay for very long-run environmental benefits not experienced by the respondent is similar to that of short-run benefits, experienced by the respondent. However, adding a cooperation problem through uncertainty about other people's preferences significantly decreases participants' willingness-to-pay for both time frames, with respondents being pessimistic about others' willingness to contribute.
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Working Paper

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