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dc.contributor.authorMavisakalyan, Astghik
dc.contributor.authorTarverdi, Yashar
dc.contributor.authorWeber, C.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-19T07:58:27Z
dc.date.available2018-02-19T07:58:27Z
dc.date.created2018-02-19T07:13:24Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationMavisakalyan, A. and Tarverdi, Y. and Weber, C. 2018. Talking in the Present, Caring for the Future: Language and Environment. Journal of Comparative Economics.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/65476
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jce.2018.01.003
dc.description.abstract

This paper identifies a new source that explains environmental behaviour: the presence of future tense marking in language. We predict that languages that grammatically mark the future affect speakers’ intertemporal preferences and thereby reduce their willingness to address environmental problems. We first show that speakers of languages with future tense marking are less likely to adopt environmentally responsible behaviours and to support policies to prevent environmental damage. We then document that this effect holds across countries: future tense marking is an important determinant of climate change policies and global environmental cooperation. The results suggest that there may be deep and surprising obstacles for attempts to address climate change.

dc.publisherElsevier
dc.titleTalking in the Present, Caring for the Future: Language and Environment
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume-
dcterms.source.issn0147-5967
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Comparative Economics
curtin.departmentBankwest-Curtin Economics Centre
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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