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dc.contributor.authorBlinder, Alan S.en
dc.contributor.authorKrueger, Alan B.en
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:15:14Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:15:14Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/20592-
dc.description.abstractPublic opinion influences politicians, and therefore influences public policy decisions. Whatare the roles of self-interest, knowledge, and ideology in public opinion formation? And howdo people learn about economic issues? Using a new, specially-designed survey, we findthat most respondents express a strong desire to be well informed on economic policyissues, and that television is their dominant source of information. On a variety of majorpolicy issues (e.g., taxes, social security, health insurance), ideology is the most importantdeterminant of public opinion, while measures of self-interest are the least important.Knowledge about the economy ranks somewhere in between.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x1324en
dc.subject.jelE60en
dc.subject.jelD70en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordideologyen
dc.subject.keywordpublic opinionen
dc.subject.keywordknowledgeen
dc.subject.stwÖffentliche Meinungen
dc.subject.stwPublic Choiceen
dc.subject.stwEigeninteresseen
dc.subject.stwIdeologieen
dc.subject.stwBildungen
dc.subject.stwInterviewen
dc.subject.stwVereinigte Staatenen
dc.titleWhat Does the Public Know about Economic Policy, and How Does It Know It?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn472872117en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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