Economic Drivers of Climate Beliefs

• In Event: Focusing Events and Environmental Attitudes

Brief Overview

We exploit the boom of shale oil and gas production in the U.S. during the late 2000s in order to study how newly-realized fossil fuel wealth shapes public beliefs about climate change.

Authors

• Allison Brown, William & Mary

• Daniel Maliniak, College of William and Mary

• Ryan M. Powers, University of Georgia