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Bridging the Gap Between the Public's and Economists' Views of the Economy

Published:1997-08-01 Issue:3 Volume:11 Page:105-118
ISSN:0895-3309
Container-title:Journal of Economic Perspectives
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Economic Perspectives

Author:

Blendon Robert J.¹,Benson John M²,Brodie Mollyann³,Morin Richard⁴,Altman Drew E⁵,Gitterman Daniel⁶,Brossard Mario⁷,James Matt⁸

Affiliation:

1. Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

2. Deputy Director, Harvard Program on Public Opinion and Health/Social Policy, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.

3. Senior Researcher and Director of Special Projects, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, California.

4. Director of Polling, Washington Post, Washington, D.C..

5. President, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, California.

6. Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

7. Assistant Director of Polling, Washington Post, Washington, D.C..

8. Senior Vice President for Communications and Media Programs, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, California.

Abstract

This paper reports the results of two parallel 1996 surveys, one of economists, one of the public. It finds that the public has a bleaker picture of what has happened economically to the average family and is more pessimistic than most economists about the intermediate future. The public cites different reasons than economists do for why the economy is not doing better. Also, individuals' perceptions of their own economic experiences yield a different set of beliefs about economic conditions than that described in official statistics. The authors offer possible explanations of the perception gap between the public and economists. Coauthors are John M. Benson, Mollyann Brodie, Richard Morin, Drew E. Altman, Daniel Gitterman, Mario Brossard, and Matt James.

Publisher

American Economic Association

Subject

Economics and Econometrics,Economics and Econometrics

Link

https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jep.11.3.105

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