Adetutu, M., Odusanya, K., Stathopoulou, E. et al. (1 more author) (2023) Environmental regulation, taxes, and activism. Oxford Economic Papers, 75 (2). pp. 460-489. ISSN 0030-7653
Abstract
Social activism is a burgeoning human response to pressing problems around the world, and nowhere is this response more apparent than in the ongoing global push back against environmental externalities. In this paper, we explore – for the first time – whether there are degrees of activism that relate to degrees of regulatory stringency. Using data on environmental conflicts resulting from fossil fuel production across 68 countries over the period 1995-2014, we find that, for a given tax rate, a move from a lax to more stringent regime lowers the rate of environmental conflicts. These findings underscore the contingent role of policy stringency as a trigger for intense social movements.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Oxford University Press. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Oxford Economic Papers. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Social activism; interest groups; fossil fuel; regulatory stringency; Poisson count model |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2022 10:30 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2024 14:34 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpac023 |
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