%0 Report
        %A Angrist, Noam
%A Winseck, Kevin
%A Patrinos, Harry Anthony
%A Zivin, Joshua Graff
        %T Human Capital and Climate Change
        %D 2023
        %8 2023 Mar
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 15991
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp15991
        %X Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for pro-climate 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 16 European countries. We analyze 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.

        %K climate change
%K education
%K human capital
%K compulsory schooling laws
%K voting