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Zur Pluralitaet der oekonomischen Politikberatung in Deutschland

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    (Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria; Institute of Economics, Cusanus Hochschule, Bernkastel-Kues, Germany)

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This paper deals with the question of pluralism in economic policy advise. Based on three empirical examples it is shown that economic policy advise in Germany was not very pluralistic in terms of gender ratio and political-ideological orientation of economists. Recent developments however, point to a slight trend of pluralization in this field.

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  • Stephan Puehringer, 2021. "Zur Pluralitaet der oekonomischen Politikberatung in Deutschland," ICAE Working Papers 132, Johannes Kepler University, Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy.
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