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...

In this study, I show that climate skepticism increases with negative economic shocks. The effects are concentrated among individuals in the labor force; local economic conditions matter little for those out of the labor force. I primarily rely on a panel of U.S. individuals from 2010-2014, the...