世界银行-质疑气候变化的年龄差距（英）

Policy Research Working Paper10918Questioning the Climate Change Age GapAlexandru CojocaruMichael LokshinArina Nikandrova Europe and Central Asia Region &Poverty and Equity Global Practice September 2024 Public Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedProduced by the Research Support TeamAbstractThe Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.Policy Research Working Paper 10918A widely held view in the media and among some research-ers is that younger people are more worried about climate change and more willing to support the climate agenda than older generations. Such a “climate change age gap” is often explained by the longer time younger people expect to live under worsening climatic conditions. This paper develops a theoretical model that proposes an alternative explanation for the relationship between age and attitudes toward cli-mate change. The empirical analysis is based on data from 38 countries in Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East from the 2023 round of the Life in Transition Survey. The findings demonstrate a positive relationship between the respondents’ age and their concerns about climate change. Older people are more likely to object to higher taxes to finance public policies in general, including climate change policies, but even this result is sensitive to the framing of climate action questions.This paper is a product of the Office of the Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia Region and the Poverty and Equity Global Practice. It is part of a larger effort by the World Bank to provide open access to its research and make a contribution to development policy discussions around the world. Policy Research Working Papers are also posted on the Web at http://www.worldbank.org/prwp. The authors may be contacted at mlokshin@worldbank.org. Questioning the Climate Change Age Gap. Alexandru Cojocaru, Michael Lokshin, and Arina Nikandrova1 JEL: Q54, O13, O15 Keywords: Climate change, Europe and Central Asia; government policies, perceptions. 1 Alexandru Cojocaru is Senior Economist in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice, and Michael Lokshin is Lead Economist in the Chief Economist Office of the Europe and Central Asia Region, both are at the World Bank. Arina Nikandrova is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the City University of