Elite influence on climate change skepticism: Evidence from close gubernatorial elections
Many theorize that public opinion follows political elite on climate change skepticism, yet evidence of a causal link is lacking. I use a regression discontinuity design to establish the impact of the political party of a governor on constituents’ global warming beliefs. I find that, relative to the...
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University of Chicago Press
2019
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