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Figuring Figures: Exploring Europeans' Knowledge of Official Economic Statistics
[Zeitschriftenartikel]
Abstract Economic issues have been a major concern for Europeans in the last few years. In this context, it is reasonable to suppose that people are aware of the main economic figures
regarding Europe. But are they really familiar with them? Do they know what the rates of
growth, unemployment and inflation a... mehr
Economic issues have been a major concern for Europeans in the last few years. In this context, it is reasonable to suppose that people are aware of the main economic figures
regarding Europe. But are they really familiar with them? Do they know what the rates of
growth, unemployment and inflation are? The aim of this article is to explore the level of knowledge of these three economic indicators among Europeans. Several regression models are specified and estimated in order to identify the relationship between an individual's knowledge and their socioeconomic profile, use of the Internet, perceived importance of economic issues and official statistics and trust in them. Cross-country differences are also assessed.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Wirtschaftsstatistik; EU; amtliche Statistik; Wissen; Informationsstand; Bevölkerung; Eurobarometer; internationaler Vergleich; Bruttoinlandsprodukt; Inflation; Arbeitslosigkeit; Quote
Klassifikation
Volkswirtschaftstheorie
Freie Schlagwörter
economic indicators; European Union; literacy; misperception
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2017
Seitenangabe
S. 1051-1085
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Official Statistics, 33 (2017) 4
ISSN
2001-7367
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 4.0