Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-24DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108874
Jubril Animashaun , Lotanna E. Emediegwu , Okiemua T. Okoror , Nneka E. Osadolor
We examine the welfare effects of interannual variation in extreme temperatures on consumption expenditure using nationally representative household survey data from Nigeria. Prior work shows that small-scale farmers attenuate the impact of extreme heat on agricultural productivity through the short-term use of non-traded productive inputs, such as land. However, when investment in tradable inputs, such as drought-resistant technologies, is higher, attenuating weather shocks may reduce the welfare of net food buyers if it increases food prices. Using microdata on consumption expenditure from Nigerian households and controlling for seasonality and other time- and zone-specific trends, we examine the effect of changes in extreme temperature on households’ food expenditure. We find that extreme heat increases per capita consumption expenditure during the dry season but not during the wet season. Compared with households in urban areas, rural households pay more for food during the dry season. We interpret this as a reflection of the higher production costs associated with extreme heat during the dry season. Our results support policies that provide income support to vulnerable households to mitigate the impact of weather shocks in agrarian communities in developing countries.
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We examine U.S. climate change beliefs and their covariates from a regional perspective. We consider six dimensions of these beliefs, measured using survey data on awareness and risk-consciousness regarding global warming and its impact. Using a multi-level mixed-effects regression methodology, we consider the impact of labour market conditions, political affiliations and ideology, and extreme weather conditions on these beliefs, and whether administrative and legislative control of a region by the Republican or Democratic parties influences beliefs. We find that political affiliation and ideology matter more relative to other socioeconomic and demographic variables: Democratic affiliation and liberal views are positively associated with belief in climate change, while Republican affiliation and conservative views show a negative association. At the regional level, we find that while exposure to extreme weather-related events is related to greater belief in climate change and increased personal risk, there is a stronger relation to the beliefs of the political parties that have administrative and legislative ruling power in the region, but not necessarily in consensus-building form. Specifically, a higher percentage of states under Republican control in a region is associated with greater belief in climate change among Democrats, but not among Republicans. Adverse labour market conditions have a strong negative relation to beliefs and can also negatively affect beliefs of Democrats. These results imply that building consensus for sustainable climate mitigation policies may be difficult, and rests critically on favourable economic conditions and effective communication relating to potential economic benefits of such policies.
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Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-19DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108872
Camille Antinori , Tobias Börger , Philip King , Matthew Peterson
A travel cost analysis based on the multivariate Poisson-log normal model explores the varying effects of income and race/ethnicity on visitation to a low-cost urban blue space amenity for angling. Using data from an on-site survey in San Francisco Bay, we estimate a consumer surplus value of $78 per angling visit, which breaks down into $74, $91 and $45 for low, medium and high income brackets, respectively, questioning the normal good assumption for environmental amenities in close proximity to large, diverse urban populations. Further, income effects vary across race/ethnicity groups whose representation at the shoreline contrasts with the local managing municipality, revealing the location’s value as a regional resource. Both observed and contingent behavior information estimated simultaneously within the model shows that a quality change in the form of a reopened pier would almost double visitation, with the largest relative increase among wealthier anglers. The paper contributes to analysis of access and equity in outdoor recreation by illustrating distinct features of urban shoreline fishing, with implications for multilayered coastal governance and competing policy agendas.
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Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-17DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108847
Sophie Harzer, Martin F. Quaas
Differentiated payments are discussed as a means to increase allocative efficiency in biodiversity conservation. Yet, homogeneous payments are less demanding in terms of information and foster competition. We set up a microeconomic model to characterize conditions on social biodiversity conservation objectives and conservation costs such that homogeneous payments would implement an efficient allocation of conservation efforts, both for input-based and output-based payments. We show that the efficiency of homogeneous payments depends on assumptions about the social biodiversity benefits. Assumptions on conservation cost are relevant for differentiation of payments only if the regulator strives for price discrimination to minimize conservation payments; for example by means of auctions or tenders. In a systematic review of the literature on payments for biodiversity conservation, we assess to which extent the literature has been imposing such assumptions, and conclude that most studies specify biodiversity objectives such that homogeneous payments would implement efficient biodiversity conservation.
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Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-19DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108868
Guilherme Magacho , Marco Brancher , Luca Tausch
This paper delves into the complex challenges faced by Latin American countries in transitioning to a low-carbon economy. Using a hybrid multi-regional input- output model, we assess the region's sectoral capabilities in generating foreign exchange, fiscal revenues, employment and wages. Our findings underscore the potential adverse effects of this profound structural change, shedding light on constraints that may emerge, particularly in economies striving to promote structural transformation. The analysis of developing countries’ current exposure and vulnerabilities to the low- carbon transition emphasizes the importance of tailoring effective policies to each unique context. The shift toward a greener economy necessitates significant public investments in green infrastructure, support for emerging industries and technologies, and social protection measures.
Latin American countries, with among the world’s highest per capita GHG emissions, face the imperative of ambitious policies, technological innovation, and international collaboration to facilitate the transition while safe- guarding critical economic and social aspects. Our assessment of Latin American countries’ capacity to adapt to the constraints of the low-carbon transition and its social safety net reveals that the region exhibits high exposure, low productive and technological capabilities, and limited social protection, signifying a high degree of vulnerability to the low- carbon transition.
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Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108841
Anna Pagani , Al Walker , Alex Macmillan , Arfenia Nita , Michael Davies , Nici Zimmermann
Conceived as a publicly-funded means of providing affordable, secure homes, social housing has historically been integral to growth-driven economies. With the gradual retrenchment of welfare policies, the sector continues facing mounting tensions between market imperatives and its social mission—challenges further compounded by the climate crisis. Degrowth proposes an emancipation from a growth-oriented system to reconcile socio-ecological goals; however, the compatibility of a degrowth agenda with that of social housing providers is underexplored. We investigated social housing providers' perceptions of the interventions needed to address the system structures that undermine social housing management and provision—such as declining housing quality, demolition, disinvestment in physical and social infrastructure, and lack of tenant representation—and explored their potential to catalyse the transformational change envisioned by degrowth. In a workshop with representatives of four London-based housing associations, we used participatory system dynamics (SD) to identify systemic interventions, and discuss their feasibility, impact, and implementation barriers. We then bridged systems thinking and degrowth frameworks to explore the kinds of transformation these interventions may enact, and their synergies with approaches to creating degrowth-oriented value. Approaches such as ‘Equalising inequalities’ and ‘Shrinking, slowing, and extending resource cycles’ were more frequently linked to interventions at shallower leverage points in the system. Conversely, most interventions associated with ‘Democratic, purpose-driven, and transparent governance’ and ‘Overcoming economic growth dynamics’ targeted the deepest type of leverage points in the system. Our findings demonstrate the value of SD in helping stakeholders formulate interventions addressing symptoms and root causes of systemic issues arising from growth-oriented structures, offering guidance for future research and practice.
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Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-10DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108851
Vít Ješina, Markéta Arltová
The public often considers environmental protection as detrimental to the economy. Our paper aims to contribute to this debate by examining the reality of the theory of double dividend on sixteen years (2008–2023) of historic European data. Using auto-regressive distributive lag (ARDL) models, we analyze indicators related to environmental performance, economy and taxation in order to verify the individual dividends as well as the revenue-recycling effect. Six models, each in three variations for groups of the original, the new and all member states, provide differing results. The double-dividend theory is wholly proven only for the original member states. The new member states showed conflicting results in the environmental dividend, and while the economic one was seemingly proven, the revenue-recycling effect was not. The same applies to the pooled group, except the revenue-recycling effect was also conflicting. The results thus show that some European states successfully turned the theory into reality, and others thus might have a chance to do the same.
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Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-15DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108865
Antonio Di Cintio , Sara Mohamed Santamaria , Miquel Ortega , Federico Niccolini , Fabio Bulleri
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are one of the most relevant management tools to halt marine resource degradation. Since MPAs success depends on the integration of ecological objectives with economic and social standards, assessing the perceptions of local communities (namely, fishers) prior to MPA establishment is pivotal for enhancing their effectiveness. Using Q methodology, we collected viewpoints of the artisanal fishing sector in the Tuscan Archipelago (Mediterranean GSA 9), one of the most important Mediterranean UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The survey reveals a heterogeneity of perceptions about MPAs. Three main discourses are identified: i)the “proactive discourse”, acknowledging a state of crisis and expressing appreciation for MPAs alongside the desire to actively contribute to their creation and management; ii) the “NIMBY (Not in my backyard) discourse”, showing general appreciation for MPAs as a management tool, but unwilling to support their establishment in usual fishing grounds; iii) the “skeptical discourse”, minimizing the crisis of the artisanal fishing sector and expressing mistrust towards MPAs. Our results have important implications for the engagement of artisanal fishers in MPAs establishment and management within the framework of the European Union Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.
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Innovation in the construction sector is critical to reducing environmental impacts, yet the adoption of circular innovations remains poorly understood. This paper examines the determinants of circular innovation adoption among 376 construction firms in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, based on an original survey dataset. Our analysis reveals that R&D investments increase the likelihood of circular innovation adoption by 24 percentage points, while larger firm size raises it by 13 points. Local market orientation exerts a strong positive effect: firms generating at least 50 % of their turnover locally are 15 percentage points more likely to adopt a circular innovation. Regulatory factors are not significant in aggregate, but become decisive for specific circular practices such as selective demolition and the use of sustainable inputs. Theoretically, the study demonstrates that circular innovations follow different adoption dynamics than traditional innovations in the construction industry, with proximity-based networks and local material flows playing a central role. Policy-wise, findings highlight the need to support R&D, especially in smaller firms, strengthen targeted regulatory incentives, and foster local inter-firm collaborations to reduce transaction costs and overcome secondary material quality risks.
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Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-18DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108840
Roldan Muradian , Peter May
Tropical deforestation remains one of the most pressing socio-ecological challenges, despite decades of international efforts to regulate forest use and commodity trade. This editorial article introduces the special issue “Deforestation-free trade: Global governance challenges and socio-environmental implications in producing countries” and situates its contributions within the historical evolution of global forest governance. We distinguish three “generations” of governance arrangements: a first based on intergovernmental soft law and contested notions of sovereignty and global commons; a second centered on voluntary standards, private certification, and the climatization of forests through REDD+; and a third, currently emerging, characterized by compulsory demand-side regulation (e.g., the EU Deforestation Regulation) and redistributive proposals (e.g., the Tropical Forest Forever Facility). Using the analytical lens of discursive framing, we show how shifting narratives have shaped governance regimes. We argue that territorial approaches (regulations addressing directly the main drivers of deforestation) are more likely to curb deforestation, as compared to value chain interventions (demand-driven regulations targeting global commodity chains associated with deforestation risk). However, they need to be supported by global redistributive mechanisms, to facilitate enforcement. The contributions to this special issue highlight the need for hybrid strategies that combine regulatory measures with cooperative redistribution and recognition of forest-dependent peoples. We conclude that effective global governance of forests requires reframing them beyond carbon and commodities while acknowledging their socio-cultural, ecological, and justice dimensions.
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