평화와 민주주의연구소는 정치외교학과와 공동으로 수당 해외학자 콜로키움을 개최합니다. 본 콜로키움은 온라인에서 진행하는 해외 정치학자 초청 강연 프로그램입니다. 2021년 11월 26일 금요일 오후 5:00에 Tel Aviv University 의 Yotam Margalit 교수와 세미나를 개최할 예정이니 많은 분들의 참석 부탁드립니다. Margalit 교수는 " The Political Consequences of Green Policies: Evidence from Italy  " 라는 논문을 발표할 예정입니다. 많은 참여 바랍니다. 


발표 :  Yotam Margalit  (Tel Aviv University)

일시 : 2021년 11월 26일 (금요일) 오후 5:00

제목:  The Political Consequences of Green Policies: Evidence from Italy 

접속 링크: https://bit.ly/3beu3z5  
회의 ID : 850 8385 8612
비밀번호: 1905Korea!

Abstract

Governments world-wide increasingly recognize the need for adopting green policies. Yet these often entail substantial transition costs with highly uneven distributive implications, risking potential backlash from voters. Does the introduction of green policies affect how people vote? We study this question by exploiting the introduction in 2018 of a traffic ban on polluting cars in the city of Milan. We investigate the link between the policy’s distributional impact, residents’ voting behavior and their environmental attitudes. Using a set of inferential strategies, we show that car owners economically harmed by the policy (median cost 3,500€) were about 13.5 points more likely to vote for the populist party Lega, which portrayed the policy as a “radical-chic left” initiative that penalizes the common people. We find no evidence of a parallel shift toward environmental skepticism in attitudes or behavior. The electoral shifts are accounted for by differential costs on car owners; recipients of compensation from the municipality to offset the policy’s cost were not more likely to switch to Lega. The results highlight the political importance of considering the distribution of the costs when designing green policies.