ERIC Number: EJ1029580
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Publication Date: 2014
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Consensus among Economists--An Update
Fuller, Dan; Geide-Stevenson, Doris
Journal of Economic Education, v45 n2 p131-146 2014
In this article, the authors explore consensus among economists on specific propositions based on a fall 2011 survey of American Economic Association members. Results are based on 568 responses and provide evidence of changes in opinion over time by including propositions from earlier studies in 2000 (Fuller and Geide-Stevenson 2003) and 1992 (Alston, Kearl, and Vaughan 1992). Propositions focus on microeconomics, macroeconomics, distributional and international topics, as well as pedagogy. Results indicate a movement toward an overall higher level of consensus, mainly because of a drop in the incidence of no consensus. Especially in the area of distributional propositions, economists display an increased concern with income inequality and potential effects on growth. In the area of macroeconomics, current opinions are more similar to those of the 1992 survey than the 2000 survey.
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Economics, Congruence (Psychology), Questionnaires, Opinions, Mail Surveys, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Income, Salary Wage Differentials, Instruction, Attitude Change, Trend Analysis, Likert Scales, Attitude Measures
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