What does the public know about economic policy, and how does it know it?
By: by Alan S. Blinder, Alan B. Krueger.
Contributors: Krueger, Alan B.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1324; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1324
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Economic policy -- Public opinion.
Description: "Public opinion influences politicians, and therefore influences public policy decisions. What are the roles of self-interest, knowledge, and ideology in public opinion formation? And how do people learn about economic issues? Using a new, specially-designed survey, we find that most respondents express a strong desire to be well informed on economic policy issues, and that television is their dominant source of information. On a variety of major policy issues (e.g., taxes, social security, health insurance), ideology is the most important determinant of public opinion, while measures of self-interest are the least important. Knowledge about the economy ranks somewhere in between"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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