Nicholas Carnes|Noam Lupu
What Good Is a College Degree? Education and Leader Quality Reconsidered
Duke University|University of Wisconsin–Madison
people formal education make better political leaders article analyze crossnational data random leadership transitions data close elections us congress data randomly audited municipalities brazil across wide range outcomes consistently find collegeeducated leaders perform worse leaders less formal education politicians college degrees tend govern prosperous nations pass bills tend better polls less likely corrupt findings important implications citizens evaluate candidates scholars measure leader quality think role education policy making