RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment

Soil aridification, precipitation, and infant health: Evidence from Africa

While research has studied the effects of climate variation on child nutrition, the role of soil moisture and degradation in shaping child well-being remains relatively understudied. Combining climate and infant health data from Africa, we show that rainfall’s health benefits are...

The carbon content of billionaire wealth: composition, concentration and taxation

Abstract How large are billionaires' carbon footprints? While increasing evidence highlights large disparities in emissions between and within countries, detailed individual‐level data on emissions portfolios remain scarce. In this paper, we analyse the wealth composition of the...

Attitudes towards carbon taxation in the EU: messenger effects vs. content effects

Abstract This paper investigates how European Union institutional sources influence public support for carbon taxes through messenger effects. Our framework predicts that support decreases with higher tax rates, an effect moderated by respondents’ associations with the source, na...

Global harms, local profits: How the uneven costs of natural disasters affect support for green political platforms

Abstract Large‐scale fires are becoming increasingly common due to climate change. While conventional wisdom suggests that firsthand experiences with natural disasters foster green coalitions by raising awareness of environmental degradation, we propose an alternative view: Natur...