Is college education associated with left-leaning economic views? Evidence from Latin America

Saravia, Antonio; Marroquín, Andrés

doi:10.1080/03623319.2021.1910773

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“…Not much is known about the effect of college on ideological views in Latin America. An important exception is that of Saravia and Marroquín (2021) who use the 2017 wave of the Latinobarómetro and find that attending college in Latin America is positive and significantly associated with left-leaning economic views "in general/abstract terms and as they pertain to domestic economic issues," but not when it comes to international trade issues. Graham and Sukhtankar (2004) and Wiesehomeier and Doyle (2012) assess the effect of the number of years of education on ideological views in Latin America.…”

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Does college make you progre? Evidence from Bolivia

Marroquín

2022

Estudios de Economía

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I examine the association between college education and left-leaning views inBolivia using novel survey data. My findings suggest that college education is associated with left-leaning social preferences (college-educated individuals favor social equality and a tax system in which not everybody must pay taxes) but right-leaning individual preferences (they favor individual liberty and respect for private property). My results fit the connotation given to terms like progre or socialista caviar commonly used in Latin America to refer to educated individuals who consider themselves progressive, or even socialist, but admit and enjoy the benefits of individual liberty and markets.

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“…Note that that age difference is much larger for the region. Using the 2017 Latinobarómetro, Saravia and Marroquín (2021) find that the average age of those with college experience was 36.81 whereas the average age of those without college experience was 42.28.…”

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Does college make you progre? Evidence from Bolivia

Marroquín

2022

Estudios de Economía

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Is college education associated with left-leaning economic views? Evidence from Latin America

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Does college make you progre? Evidence from Bolivia

Does college make you progre? Evidence from Bolivia

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