Economic Literacy and Public Policy Views
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| Title: | Economic Literacy and Public Policy Views |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jared Barton (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Economic Education. 2025 56(4):290-305. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Economics, Public Policy, Attitudes, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Educational Attainment, Political Affiliation, Expertise, Lay People |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Test of Economic Literacy |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00220485.2025.2518155 |
| ISSN: | 0022-0485 2152-4068 |
| Abstract: | The authors measure economic literacy among a representative sample of U.S. residents, explore demographic correlates with the measure, and examine how respondents' policy views correlate with it. They then analyze policy view differences among Republicans and Democrats and among economists and non-economists. They find significant differences in economic literacy by sex, race/ethnicity, and education, but little evidence that respondents' policy views relate to their level of economic literacy. Examining heterogeneity by political party, they find that estimated fully economically literate policy views (i.e., predicted views as if respondents scored perfectly on the authors' economic literacy assessment) for Democrats and Republicans are farther apart than respondents' original views. Greater economic literacy among general survey respondents also does not result in thinking like an economist on policy. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1488580 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | The authors measure economic literacy among a representative sample of U.S. residents, explore demographic correlates with the measure, and examine how respondents' policy views correlate with it. They then analyze policy view differences among Republicans and Democrats and among economists and non-economists. They find significant differences in economic literacy by sex, race/ethnicity, and education, but little evidence that respondents' policy views relate to their level of economic literacy. Examining heterogeneity by political party, they find that estimated fully economically literate policy views (i.e., predicted views as if respondents scored perfectly on the authors' economic literacy assessment) for Democrats and Republicans are farther apart than respondents' original views. Greater economic literacy among general survey respondents also does not result in thinking like an economist on policy. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-0485 2152-4068 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00220485.2025.2518155 |
