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Wie groß ist der wirtschaftspolitische Konsens unter Ökonominnen und Ökonomen in Deutschland? Evidenz aus 74.000 Antworten im Ökonomenpanel

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  • Geißendörfer Lea

    (LMU München und ifo Institut Poschingerstr. 5 81679 München Germany)

  • Gründler Klaus

    (Universität Kassel Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre Nora-Platiel-Str. 4 34109 Kassel Germany)

  • Potrafke Niklas

    (LMU München und ifo Institut Poschingerstr. 5 81679 München Germany)

  • Schlepper Marcel

    (ifo Institut Poschingerstr. 5 81679 München Germany)

Abstract

In ihrem Beitrag zeichnen Lea Geißendörfer, Klaus Gründler, Niklas Potrafke und Marcel Schlepper die großen wirtschaftspolitischen Debatten der vergangenen neun Jahre nach und dokumentieren, wie stark sich Ökonominnen und Ökonomen hinsichtlich der wirtschafts- und finanzpolitischen Gestaltung jeweils einig waren. Sie gelangen zu drei Kernresultaten: Erstens vertreten Ökonominnen und Ökonomen ein breites Meinungsspektrum in vielen wirtschaftspolitischen Debatten. Diese Erkenntnis unterstreicht die Relevanz einer Befragung wie des Ökonomenpanels von ifo Institut und Frankfurter Allgemeiner Zeitung, welches die Pluralität der Perspektiven von Ökonominnen und Ökonomen in die politische Debatte einbringt. Zweitens unterliegt der Konsens zwischen Ökonominnen und Ökonomen erheblichen zeitlichen Schwankungen. Die niedrigsten Werte messen sie in den Jahren 2020 und 2021, als die Covid–19-Pandemie die Wirtschaft vor neue Herausforderungen stellte. Drittens stimmen Ökonominnen und Ökonomen in ihren wirtschaftspolitischen Empfehlungen in hohem Maße mit ihren Kolleginnen und Kollegen derselben Fachbereiche und Standorte überein.

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  • Geißendörfer Lea & Gründler Klaus & Potrafke Niklas & Schlepper Marcel, 2025. "Wie groß ist der wirtschaftspolitische Konsens unter Ökonominnen und Ökonomen in Deutschland? Evidenz aus 74.000 Antworten im Ökonomenpanel," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 26(1), pages 14-23.
  • Handle: RePEc:bpj:pewipo:v:26:y:2025:i:1:p:14-23:n:1004
    DOI: 10.1515/pwp-2024-0040
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