Douenne, Thomas
Yellow vests, pessimistic beliefs, and carbon tax aversion / by Thomas Douenne, and Adrien Fabre .-- , 2022
Resumen.
Bibliografía.
Using a representative survey, we find that after the Yellow Vests movement, French people would largely reject a tax and dividend policy, i.e., a carbon tax whose revenues are redistributed uniformly to each adult. They overestimate their net monetary losses, wrongly think that the policy is regressive, and do not perceive it as environmentally effective. We show that changing people's beliefs can substantially increase support. Although significant, the effects of our informational treatments on beliefs are small. Indeed, the respondents that oppose the tax tend to discard positive information about it, which is consistent with distrust, uncertainty, or motivated reasoning.
CARBON
IMPUESTOS
OPINION PUBLICA
ENCUESTAS
Fabre, Adrien
American Economic Journal : Economic Policy 1945-7731v. 14, n. 1, February 2022, p. 81-110
Yellow vests, pessimistic beliefs, and carbon tax aversion / by Thomas Douenne, and Adrien Fabre .-- , 2022
Resumen.
Bibliografía.
Using a representative survey, we find that after the Yellow Vests movement, French people would largely reject a tax and dividend policy, i.e., a carbon tax whose revenues are redistributed uniformly to each adult. They overestimate their net monetary losses, wrongly think that the policy is regressive, and do not perceive it as environmentally effective. We show that changing people's beliefs can substantially increase support. Although significant, the effects of our informational treatments on beliefs are small. Indeed, the respondents that oppose the tax tend to discard positive information about it, which is consistent with distrust, uncertainty, or motivated reasoning.
CARBON
IMPUESTOS
OPINION PUBLICA
ENCUESTAS
Fabre, Adrien
American Economic Journal : Economic Policy 1945-7731v. 14, n. 1, February 2022, p. 81-110