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Advising Policymakers Through the Media

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Zimmermann, Klaus F. () (IZA Bonn, University of Bonn and DIW Berlin)

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In the information age an exchange with the media is part of the duties the economics profession has to deliver to educate the public and to ensure its position in society. A key issue is the education of policymakers through the media. It is the silver bullet of policy advice in comparison to commissioned research and face-to-face advice provided to the politician. It also pleases the vanity of the scientist: Few economists are willing to sacrifice the celebrity of public visibility to the effectiveness of face-to-face advice. The paper advertises for a stronger role of researchers in the public debate and suggests ways to become more influential. It is argued that in the long run agenda setting is a more promising strategy than reactive press activities.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 1001.

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Keywords: media activities; policy advice; educating the public; journalism;

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A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General

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  1. Werner Eichhorst & Ole Wintermann, 2005. "Generating Legitimacy for Labor Market and Welfare State Reforms: The Role of Policy Advice in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden," IZA Discussion Papers 1845, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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