For the Future of Our Grandchildren: Grandparenthood and Climate Change Concerns

Lieke Voorintholt (), Gerard J. van den Berg () and Adriaan R. Soetevent ()
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Lieke Voorintholt: University of Groningen
Gerard J. van den Berg: University of Groningen
Adriaan R. Soetevent: University of Groningen

No 17795, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Concerns about offspring’s life quality are often cited as a motivation for caring about climate change. This paper investigates the hypothesized causal effect of grandparenthood on climate change worries, using panel data surveys among British families. Specifically, we study whether becoming a grandparent increases these worries. We employ two different study designs to deal with endogeneity of grandparenthood. The assumptions required to identify causal effects differ and are non-nested. However, results based on the two approaches are remarkably congruent. We find no empirical support for a relationship between grandparental status and concerns about climate change.

Keywords: offspring; intergenerational altruism; global warming; anticipation; future climate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D64 J13 Q51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-03
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