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In economic literature comparisons between the American and German Council of Economic Advisors lead to the result that the American Council works quite well, whereas the German Council is broadly criticised. Taking a closer look these conclusions are disputable. Therefore, in this contribution...
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The (socio-)psychological concepts of individual aspiration for conformity and consistency are integrated into the rational-choice framework. By using this integrative approach it is shown that after a shock the aspiration for conformity results in an equilibrium which deviates from the homo...
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Bei aller Hysterie, die sich an Begriffen wie Klimakatastrophe festmachen lässt und die aktuell fast schon zu Bestandteilen des Glaubensbekenntnis mutieren, ist es für Ökonomen, die sich mit Umwelt und Umweltgütern beschäftigen, umso wichtiger, nüchtern, abgewogen und rational zu urteilen,...
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This article sheds light on the interaction of media, economic actors, and economic experts. Based on a unique data set of 86,000 news items rated by professional analysts of Media Tenor International and survey data, we first analyze the overall tone of the media, consumers’, firms’, and...
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This article sheds light on the interaction of media, economic actors, and economic experts. Based on a unique data set of 86,000 news items rated by professional analysts of Media Tenor International and survey data, we first analyze the overall tone of the media, consumers', firms', and...
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Während die Forschungs- und insbesondere die wissenschaftliche Publikationstätigkeit von Ökonomen Gegenstand zahlreicher systematischer Untersuchungen und Vergleiche ist, besteht zur Politikberatungstätigkeit häufig nur anekdotische Evidenz. Das ist nicht unproblematisch, denn es ist...
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Die Politikberatungstätigkeit von Ökonomen wurde bisher kaum systematisch untersucht, obgleich es zum Selbstverständnis vieler Ökonomen gehört, wirtschaftspolitisch relevante Erkenntnisse anbieten zu können. Die Autoren stellen hier zum einen Methode und Ergebnisse des FAZRankings dar, das...
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Expectations form the basis of economic decisions of market participants in an uncertain world. Sentiment indicators reflect those expectations and thus have a proven track record for predicting economic variables. However, respondents of surveys perceive the world to a large extent with the...
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In an uncertain world, decisions by market participants are based on expectations. Thus, sentiment indicators reflecting expectations are proven at predicting economic variables. However, survey respondents largely perceive the world through media reports. Typically, crude media information,...
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