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The Impact Of Education On Political Ideology: Evidence From European Compulsory Education Reforms, Andrew G. Meyer
The Impact Of Education On Political Ideology: Evidence From European Compulsory Education Reforms, Andrew G. Meyer
Economics Faculty Research and Publications
Previous research documents a correlation between education and political ideology, usually indicating a positive relationship between education and left-wing political views. In this paper, I examine to what extent this association is causal. I merge political ideology data from 25 waves of Eurobarometer surveys with information on 18 educational reforms in 11 European countries. I then instrument for educational attainment with a regression discontinuity design that estimates the increase in education due to compulsory educational reforms. Notably, it appears that omitted variables bias is important here. I find a significant causal effect of education moving individuals to the right when …
Does Education Increase Pro-Environmental Behavior? Evidence From Europe, Andrew G. Meyer
Does Education Increase Pro-Environmental Behavior? Evidence From Europe, Andrew G. Meyer
Economics Faculty Research and Publications
It is often observed that individuals with higher education levels tend to be more environmentally friendly. Yet, the causal evidence is lacking because there may well be omitted variables that cause individuals to attain more education and also cause individuals to be environmentally conscious. We implement a regression discontinuity design to estimate the increase in educational attainment due to changes in compulsory education laws in 20th century Europe. This allows us to overcome the identification problem of endogenous educational attainment. Using two waves of Eurobarometer surveys, we find a positive local average treatment effect for 7 of the 8 pro-environmental …
What Determines Public Education Expenditures In A Transition Economy?, Inna Verbina, Abdur Chowdhury
What Determines Public Education Expenditures In A Transition Economy?, Inna Verbina, Abdur Chowdhury
Economics Faculty Research and Publications
Recent studies suggest that the allocation of expenditures in education matters for growth. Public education spending in many transition economies, however, is often inefficient and inequitable with education outlays misallocated across sectors. This highlights the need for an assessment of the nature of education expenditures in these countries. This paper attempts to fill the gap in the literature by estimating the determinants of education expenditures in the Russian Federation. Results from panel data analysis show that revenue and the student-population ratio have a positive impact on education expenditures while the effect of population density is negative. Three regional variables also …