Journal article
Human capital and climate change
- Abstract:
- Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for proclimate 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 20 European countries. We analyze effects on proclimate beliefs and behaviors, as well as novel data on policy preferences and voting for green parties. Results show that a year of education substantially increases pro-climate beliefs, behaviors, and policy preferences.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 1.4MB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1162/rest_a_01444
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- Publisher:
- MIT Press
- Journal:
- Review of Economics and Statistics More from this journal
- Publication date:
- 2024-03-18
- Acceptance date:
- 2024-02-06
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1530-9142
- ISSN:
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0034-6535
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1987306
- Local pid:
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pubs:1987306
- Deposit date:
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2024-08-15
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- Copyright holder:
- President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Copyright date:
- 2024
- Rights statement:
- © 2024 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from MIT Press at https://dx.doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01444
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