Supplementary information files for Individualism and climate change policies: international evidence

Supplementary files for article Individualism and climate change policies: international evidence

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the extent to which the cultural dimension of individualism/collectivism matters for international differences in climate change policy performance. This study postulates that individualistic societies, relative to their collectivistic counterparts, are more likely to address global climate change.
Design/methodology/approach
The main hypothesis is tested using data for a world sample of up to 92 countries. To achieve causal inference, this study isolates exogenous sources of variation in individualistic cultures, based on blood distance to the UK and historical pathogen prevalence.
Findings
The core results suggest that individualistic countries are characterized by greater climate change policy performance. This study also finds evidence that individualism affects climate change policy adoption through enhancing governance and female political representation. Subnational analyses based on data from the World Values Survey indicate that survey participants with an orientation toward individualism tend to self-report positive attitudes to pro-environmental policies.
Research limitations/implications
The main findings help improve the understanding of the deep origins of climate change policy performance, which is relevant for formulating policies that help mitigate the consequences of changing climate conditions.
Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, this paper is the first study to link cultural traits of individualism and climate change policy performance across countries.

补充文件：关于个体主义与气候变化政策：国际证据

目的
本论文旨在探讨个体主义/集体主义的文化维度对于国际间气候变化政策绩效差异的影响程度。本研究假设，与集体主义社会相比，个体主义社会更有可能应对全球气候变化。
设计/方法论/方法
主要假设通过针对92个国家的世界样本数据进行了检验。为了实现因果推断，本研究基于与英国的血缘距离和历史病原体流行率，将个体主义文化的外生变量来源进行隔离。
发现
核心结果表明，个体主义国家的气候变化政策绩效更为显著。本研究还发现，个体主义通过提升治理能力和女性政治代表性来影响气候变化政策的采纳。基于世界价值观调查数据的次国家分析表明，倾向于个体主义的调查参与者倾向于自我报告对环境保护政策的积极态度。
研究局限/启示
主要发现有助于深化对气候变化政策绩效深层次起源的理解，这对于制定有助于缓解气候变化条件变化后果的政策具有重要意义。
原创性/价值
据作者所知，本文是首次将国家的个体主义文化特征与气候变化政策绩效联系起来进行研究。