Volunteering,pro-environmental attitudes and norms |
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Authors: | María A García-Valiñas Alison Macintyre Benno Torgler |
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Institution: | 1. Oviedo Efficiency Group, Department of Economics, School of Economics and Business, University of Oviedo, Avda. del Cristo s/n, 33006, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain;2. LERNA (Laboratoire d’Economie des Ressources NAturelles), France;3. The School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia;4. CREMA – Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts, Gellertstrasse 18, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | In the spirit of previous work in the compliance literature (e.g., tax, littering), we investigate whether environmental social norms affect volunteering in environmental organizations. Using two ‘environmental morale’ variables as indirect measures, we analyze the impact of social norms on the incidence of unpaid work in environmental organizations. In addition, we test whether violation of a specific environmental norm initiates a conditional cooperation response. We explore a large individual data set covering 32 countries from both Western and Eastern Europe, and extend the number of countries investigated to test the robustness of the relationship at the macro level. Our results indicate a strong positive relationship between the proxies for environmental social norms and volunteering in environmental organizations. The relationship persists despite our various robustness checks. |
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