Do genetically fragmented societies respond less to global warming? Diversity and climate change policies

Vu, Trung V.

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105652

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“…Other scholars suggest that deep-rooted genetic diversity undermines the ability to establish egalitarian income (re)distribution by giving rise to heterogeneity in interpersonal preferences for the provision of public goods (Ashraf and Galor, 2018;Arbatlı et al, 2020;Vu, 2021b). It is also argued that highly diverse countries tend to suffer from persistent mistrust, thus hampering long-run development (Ashraf and Galor, 2013;Arbatlı et al, 2020;Vu, 2021c). 4 Therefore, I include the ancestry-adjusted genetic diversity index (Pdiv_aa) constructed by Ashraf and Galor (2013) in the regression.…”

Section: Controlling For the Fundamental Causes Of Inequalitymentioning

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Long-term relatedness and income distribution: understanding the deep roots of inequality

2022

Oxford Economic Papers

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This article explores the role of long-term relatedness between countries, captured by an index of genetic distance, in driving worldwide differences in income inequality. The main hypothesis is that genetic distance gives rise to barriers to the international diffusion of redistributive policies and measures, and institutions, leading to greater income disparities. Using cross-country data, I consistently find that countries that are genetically distant to Denmark—the world frontier of egalitarian income distribution—tend to suffer from higher inequality, ceteris paribus. I also demonstrate that genetic distance is associated with greater bilateral differences in income inequality between countries. Employing data from the European Social Survey, I document that second-generation Europeans descending from countries with greater genetic distance to Denmark are less likely to exhibit positive attitudes towards equality. Further evidence suggests that effective fiscal redistribution is a key mechanism through which genetic distance to Denmark transmits to greater income inequality.

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Section: Controlling For the Fundamental Causes Of Inequalitymentioning

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Long-term relatedness and income distribution: understanding the deep roots of inequality

2022

Oxford Economic Papers

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“…The underlying idea is that societal fragmentation is conducive to rent-seeking activities, which in turn undermine the government's capacity to establish an egalitarian redistribution of income (Pleninger & Sturm, 2020). It is also widely acknowledged that population diversity hampers the provision of public goods by driving preference heterogeneity and lack of social cohesiveness (Alesina & Ferrara, 2005;Desmet et al, 2012;Arbatlı et al, 2020;Vu, 2021bVu, , 2021a. Many studies document that population diversity could give rise to conflicts, wars and political instability (Collier & Hoeffler, 2004;Montalvo & Reynal-Querol, 2005;Arbatlı et al, 2020;Vu, 2021a).…”

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“…Therefore, I also use the ethnolinguistic polarization index to capture population diversity. Recent studies reveal that interpersonal population diversity plays a more critical role in shaping long-run development, compared to inter-ethnic diversity (Arbatlı et al, 2020;Ashraf et al, 2021;Vu, 2021bVu, , 2021a.…”

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Unbundling the effect of political instability on income redistribution

2022

European Journal of Political Economy

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“…Another concern is that my findings may be confounded by fractionalization and social trust. The basic idea is that ethnolinguistically diverse countries are characterized by heterogeneity in preferences for public goods provision, making it difficult to sustain collective climate action (Vu, 2021b). Furthermore, social capital may shape overall social tolerance toward the well-being of others, thus strengthening climate-friendly actions.…”

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“…However, countries differ substantially in their willingness to mitigate the far-reaching consequences of changing climate conditions. For example, European countries are strongly committed to reducing the carbon footprint of their economic activities (Steves et al, 2011;Vu, 2021b). By contrast, African economies are less likely to implement emission-reducing policies and measures and collaborate on addressing global climate change (Steves et al, 2011).…”

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Individualism and climate change policies: international evidence

2023

JED

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PurposeThis paper aims to examine the extent to which the cultural dimension of individualism/collectivism matters for international differences in climate change policy performance. This study postulates that individualistic societies, relative to their collectivistic counterparts, are more likely to address global climate change.Design/methodology/approachThe main hypothesis is tested using data for a world sample of up to 92 countries. To achieve causal inference, this study isolates exogenous sources of variation in individualistic cultures, based on blood distance to the UK and historical pathogen prevalence.FindingsThe core results suggest that individualistic countries are characterized by greater climate change policy performance. This study also finds evidence that individualism affects climate change policy adoption through enhancing governance and female political representation. Subnational analyses based on data from the World Values Survey indicate that survey participants with an orientation toward individualism tend to self-report positive attitudes to pro-environmental policies.Research limitations/implicationsThe main findings help improve the understanding of the deep origins of climate change policy performance, which is relevant for formulating policies that help mitigate the consequences of changing climate conditions.Originality/valueTo the best of the author’s knowledge, this paper is the first study to link cultural traits of individualism and climate change policy performance across countries.

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Do genetically fragmented societies respond less to global warming? Diversity and climate change policies

Cited by 12 publications

References 96 publications

Long-term relatedness and income distribution: understanding the deep roots of inequality

Long-term relatedness and income distribution: understanding the deep roots of inequality

Unbundling the effect of political instability on income redistribution

Individualism and climate change policies: international evidence

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