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The ifo Education Survey 2014–2021: A New Dataset on Public Preferences for Education Policy in Germany

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  • Freundl Vera
  • Kugler Franziska
  • Wedel Katharina
  • Werner Katharina
  • Woessmann Ludger

    (ifo Institute at the University of Munich, Munich, Germany)

  • Grewenig Elisabeth

    (PricewaterhouseCoopers, Frankfurt, Germany)

  • Lergetporer Philipp

    (Technical University of Munich, Heilbronn, Germany)

  • Schüler Ruth

    (German Economic Institute (IW), Cologne, Germany)

  • Wirth Olivia

    (University of Passau, Passau, Germany)

Abstract

The ifo Education Survey is a representative opinion survey of the German voting-age population on education topics that has been conducted annually since 2014. It covers public preferences on a wide range of education policy issues ranging from early childhood education, schools, and apprenticeships to university education and life-long learning. The dataset comprises several survey experiments that facilitate investigating the causal effects of information provision, framing, and question design on answering behavior. This paper gives an overview of the survey content and methodology, describes the data, and explains how researchers can access the dataset of over 4000 participants per wave.

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  • Freundl Vera & Kugler Franziska & Wedel Katharina & Werner Katharina & Woessmann Ludger & Grewenig Elisabeth & Lergetporer Philipp & Schüler Ruth & Wirth Olivia, 2023. "The ifo Education Survey 2014–2021: A New Dataset on Public Preferences for Education Policy in Germany," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 243(6), pages 699-710, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:jns:jbstat:v:243:y:2023:i:6:p:699-710:n:5
    DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2022-0051
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    education; policy; survey; experiment; public opinion; political economy; Germany;
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    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education

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