Human Capital and Climate Change /
Angrist, Noam.
Human Capital and Climate Change / Noam Angrist, Kevin Winseck, Harry A. Patrinos, Joshua S. Graff Zivin. - Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2023. - 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white); - NBER working paper series no. w31000 . - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w31000. .
March 2023.
Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for pro-climate policies, yet surprisingly little is known about how to achieve these outcomes. In this paper, we estimate causal effects of additional education on pro-climate outcomes using new compulsory schooling law data across 16 European countries. We analyze effects on pro-climate beliefs, behaviors, policy preferences, and novel data on voting for green parties - a particularly consequential outcome to combat climate change. Results show a year of education increases pro-climate beliefs, behaviors, most policy preferences, and green voting, with voting gains equivalent to a substantial 35% increase.
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Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
Public Goods
General
Government Policy
Capitalist Institutions • Welfare State
Sustainable Development
Environmental Economics
Human Capital and Climate Change / Noam Angrist, Kevin Winseck, Harry A. Patrinos, Joshua S. Graff Zivin. - Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2023. - 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white); - NBER working paper series no. w31000 . - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w31000. .
March 2023.
Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for pro-climate policies, yet surprisingly little is known about how to achieve these outcomes. In this paper, we estimate causal effects of additional education on pro-climate outcomes using new compulsory schooling law data across 16 European countries. We analyze effects on pro-climate beliefs, behaviors, policy preferences, and novel data on voting for green parties - a particularly consequential outcome to combat climate change. Results show a year of education increases pro-climate beliefs, behaviors, most policy preferences, and green voting, with voting gains equivalent to a substantial 35% increase.
System requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
Public Goods
General
Government Policy
Capitalist Institutions • Welfare State
Sustainable Development
Environmental Economics