Human Capital and Climate Change

Arbeitspapier

Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for proclimate policies, yet surprisingly little is known about how to achieve these outcomes. This paper estimates causal effects of additional education on pro-climate outcomes using new compulsory schooling law data across 16 European countries. It analyzes 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.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: GLO Discussion Paper ; No. 1246

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior ; Public Goods ; Education and Research Institutions: General ; Education: Government Policy ; Capitalist Systems: Political Economy ; Sustainable Development
• Thema: Human Capital ; Education ; Climate Change ; Compulsory Schooling Laws ; Voting

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Angrist, Noam ; Winseck, Kevin ; Patrinos, Harry Anthony ; Zivin, Joshua Graff
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Global Labor Organization (GLO)
• (wo): Essen
• (wann): 2023

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/269215
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ