The Anti-Democrat Diploma: How High School Education Decreases Support for the Democratic Party

被引:19
作者
Marshall, John [1 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, Polit Sci, 705 Int Affairs Bldg,420 West 118th St, New York, NY 10027 USA
关键词
INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES; KNOWLEDGE; AVERAGE;
D O I
10.1111/ajps.12409
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
Attending high school can alter students' life trajectories by affecting labor market prospects and through exposure to ideas and networks. However, schooling's influence competes with early socialization forces and may be confounded by selection biases. Consequently, little is known about whether or how high school education shapes downstream political preferences and voting behavior. Using a generalized difference-in-differences design leveraging variation in U.S. state dropout laws across cohorts, I find that raising the school dropout age decreases Democratic partisan identification and voting later in life. Instrumental variables estimates suggest that an additional completed grade of high school decreases Democratic support by around 15 percentage points among students induced to remain in school by higher dropout ages. High school's effects principally operate by increasing income and support for conservative economic policies, especially at an individual's midlife earnings peak. In contrast, such schooling does not affect conservative attitudes on noneconomic issues or political engagement.
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页码:67 / 83
页数:17
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