Do parents leave a smaller carbon footprint?

While becoming a parent is transformational as one focuses more on the future, the time constraints are more binding right now. Using a unique data set that allows us to compare CO2 emissions from Swedish two-adult households with and without children, we find becoming a Swedish parent causes a person to leave a larger carbon footprint—due to changes in transportation patterns and food consumption choices.

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Year of publication:	2017
Authors:	Nordström, Jonas ; Shogren, Jason F. ; Thunström, Linda
Publisher:	Copenhagen : University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO)
Subject:	Children \| parent \| CO2 emissions \| sustainable consumption \| time constraints \| food \| transportation

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Series:	IFRO Working Paper ; 2017/12
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/204416 [Handle] RePEc:foi:wpaper:2017_12 [RePEc]
Classification:	D10 - Household Behavior and Family Economics. General ; D90 - Intertemporal Choice and Growth. General ; Q54 - Climate; Natural Disasters
Source:	EconStor

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