Who Cares about Environmental Quality in the MENA Region? Ghassan Dibeh a , Ali Fakih a, b, c , Walid Marrouch a, b, * , Ghida Matar a a Lebanese American University b CIRANO, Canada c IZA, Germany * Corresponding author: Department of Economics, Lebanese American University, P.O. Box: 13-5053 Chouran, Beirut 1102 2801, Lebanon; Phone: +961-1 78 64 56, Fax: + 961-1 86 70 98, E-mail address: walid.marrouch@lau.edu.lb Abstract This paper provides new evidence on the demand for environmental quality among youth in the MENA region. Using a unique micro dataset on five Arab Mediterranean Countries, we find that environmental quality demand is increasing with individual income. We also find that being male yields a lower likelihood of being environmentally concerned and that the male’s demand for environmental quality is more significantly determined by their income as compared to females. Moreover, being married significantly plays a role for the female youth only. Furthermore, environmental quality demand increases with the lack of confidence in the government. Overall, our results provide a few novel insights into the relationship between youth outlooks and characteristics and environmental concern in the MENA region. Keywords: Environmental quality, Youth, MENA JEL Codes: C25; Q56 Acknowledgements The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-13 under grant agreement n° 613174 for the SAHWA Project (www.sahwa.eu).