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Environmental protection or economic growth? : Differences in attitudes towards environmental protection and economic growth based on age, gender, education and financial security
Werner, G.A. (2020) Environmental protection or economic growth? : Differences in attitudes towards environmental protection and economic growth based on age, gender, education and financial security.
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| Abstract: | This study investigates the prioritization of Greek and Swedish citizens between environmental protection and economic growth. Socio-economic characteristics are explored that influence the setting of priorities. The study aims at answering the following research question: To what extent can differences in perceptions of environmental protection as compared to economic growth be explained by socio-economic profiles of individuals in Sweden and Greece? Using quantitative survey data from 2019, four socio-economic variables were analysed: (a) gender, (b) age, (c) education and (d) living standard. After conducting a multiple-regression analysis including these variables, it becomes visible that due to a low explanatory power of the results, the suggested variables hardly explain the respondents’ environmental and economic preferences. However, from significant results it can be concluded that in Sweden, a higher living standard as well as masculinity positively affect the prioritisation of economic growth when compared to environmental protection. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 70 social sciences in general |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/82347 |
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