Why Does Education Increase Voting? Evidence from Boston’s Charter Schools
利用波士顿特许学校的入学抽签，发现上特许学校使学生在18岁后首次总统选举中的投票率从35%提高6个百分点，且这一效果通过提升非认知技能实现。
Abstract Americans with more education vote more, but we know little about whether this effect on civic participation arises from educational quality or quantity. Using admissions lotteries at Boston charter schools, we find that charter attendance boosts voter participation, substantially increasing voting in the first presidential election after a student turns 18 by six percentage points from a baseline of 35 percent. This effect operates through increased turnout, as there is no increase in registration. Rich data enable us to explore multiple potential channels of this voting impact. Our evidence suggests that charters increase voting by increasing noncognitive skills.