Race and Concern for the Environment

Ranie Lin, Lala Ma and Toan Phan

Land Economics, 2024, vol. 100, issue 4, 606-620

Abstract: We use survey data to document a strong heterogeneity in stated degrees of concern about environmental problems across racial groups. Minorities are significantly more worried about pollution than their white counterparts, even after controlling for socioeconomic factors and pollution exposure. Our finding implies that residential sorting based on heterogeneous financial resources and heterogeneous levels of environmental concern is unlikely to be the only driver of uneven exposure to pollution across racial groups.

JEL-codes: Q51 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.100.4.112723-0125R
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