Although air quality deteriorates every year and millions of lives are put at risk, the determinants of individual attitudes toward environmental pollution remain obscure. We propose a hypothesis whereby the current day’s air quality affects attitudes toward environmental pollution. In the...

The empirical literature points to a stylized phenomenon of increased demand for hope following adversity. Clotfelter and Cook (1989) suggest that hope is a key sentiment underpinning recreational gambling. Chew and Ho (1994, this journal) offer the view of hope being experienced in lottery...

The empirical literature points to a stylized phenomenon of increased demand for hope following adversity. Clotfelter and Cook (1989) suggest that hope is a key sentiment underpinning recreational gambling. Chew and Ho (1994) offer the view of hope being experienced in lottery products when...