Can teaching children about the environment influence household behavior? Experiments in Swedish schools
通过两项瑞典学校实验，评估环保教育项目对减少家庭垃圾的影响，发现没有显著效果，常规课程也未见影响。
Abstract In two separate field experiments with Swedish school children aged 10–16, we evaluate Environmental Education Programs designed to promote pro‐environmental behavior; specifically, reduce household waste. We match the addresses of participating students with high‐resolution administrative records on collected household waste. This allows us to estimate causal effects on the waste generated in households where a child was treated. Across both experiments, we find no detectable reductions in household waste. In the second experiment, we are also able to estimate the effect of regular environmental education within the Swedish school curriculum, and find little indication that this affects household waste.