Economic Disinformation — Causes and Recommendations for Action
Abstract This articles exploits the results of several Perils-of-Perception studies to investigate how informed the German population is about key economic facts. There are significant misperceptions and Germany ranks in the middle of the group of advanced economies. Our overview briefly sketches di...
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| description | Abstract This articles exploits the results of several Perils-of-Perception studies to investigate how informed the German population is about key economic facts. There are significant misperceptions and Germany ranks in the middle of the group of advanced economies. Our overview briefly sketches different possible explanations for the relatively low factual knowledge of the German society. We propose seven measures that may help to improve the level of economic literacy in Germany, both among young people as well as in the broader segments of the population. Our measures address different stakeholders, such as policymakers, the media and the academic community. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f49f289e8a3940c9a2e60715d6c394c42025-02-02T01:25:21ZdeuSciendoWirtschaftsdienst0043-62751613-978X2021-12-011011294394810.1007/s10273-021-3066-3Economic Disinformation — Causes and Recommendations for ActionSebastian Blesse0Friedrich Heinemann1Tommy Krieger2Unternehmensbesteuerung und Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, ZEW — Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische WirtschaftsforschungUnternehmensbesteuerung und Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, ZEW — Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische WirtschaftsforschungUnternehmensbesteuerung und Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, ZEW — Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische WirtschaftsforschungAbstract This articles exploits the results of several Perils-of-Perception studies to investigate how informed the German population is about key economic facts. There are significant misperceptions and Germany ranks in the middle of the group of advanced economies. Our overview briefly sketches different possible explanations for the relatively low factual knowledge of the German society. We propose seven measures that may help to improve the level of economic literacy in Germany, both among young people as well as in the broader segments of the population. Our measures address different stakeholders, such as policymakers, the media and the academic community.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-021-3066-3 |
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| title | Economic Disinformation — Causes and Recommendations for Action |
| title_full | Economic Disinformation — Causes and Recommendations for Action |
| title_fullStr | Economic Disinformation — Causes and Recommendations for Action |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic Disinformation — Causes and Recommendations for Action |
| title_short | Economic Disinformation — Causes and Recommendations for Action |
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