Human Capital and Climate Change
利用20个欧洲国家的新义务教育法数据，估计额外教育对亲气候信念、行为和政策偏好的因果效应，发现一年教育显著提升这些结果。
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.