A Field Experiment Studying the Formation of Preferences Regarding Climate Change Policies in India
How do group identity concerns shape voters’ preferences around climate policy? I seek to answer this question in the context of India, building on insights generated by existing literature on the political economy of redistribution. I argue that emphasising group identity considerations as they relate to climate change can make middle-class voters more willing to absorb personal costs and support policies seemingly against their material self-interest. I use a survey experiment to test the effects of various identity frames (including national, regional, and linguistic) on participants’ (i) personal willingness to bear particular costs and (ii) support for targeted compensatory transfers.
Date:
2 November 2022, 14:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Venue:
Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details:
This is a hybrid event--interested participants can attend in person or virtually via Zoom
Speaker:
Tanvi Ravel Mehta (University of Oxford)
Organising department:
Nuffield College
Organiser:
Noah Bacine (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
noah.bacine@nuffield.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Noah Bacine (University of Oxford)
Part of:
CESS Colloquium Series
Booking required?:
Recommended
Booking url:
https://cess-nuffield.nuff.ox.ac.uk/events/colloquium/tanvi-ravel-mehta-university-of-oxford/
Booking email:
noah.bacine@nuffield.ox.ac.uk
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Noah Bacine
