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Public Opinion on Education Policy in Germany
To better understand the political economy constraints of education policy, we have conducted the annual ifo Education Survey in Germany since 2014. This paper summarizes selected key findings on the German publics' preferences for education policies ranging from early childhood education and schools to the apprenticeship system, universities, and lifelong learning. While the emerging picture is complex and multifaceted, some general patterns emerge. The majority of Germans is surprisingly open to education reform and favors clear performance orientation. Survey experiments indicate that information can have substantial effects on public policy preferences. Overall, education policies seem important for respondents' voting behavior.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 10948
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Wirtschaft
Education: Government Policy
Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
National Government Expenditures and Education
- Subject
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education policy
public opinion
political economy
survey experiments
Germany
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Lergetporer, Philipp
Werner, Katharina
Woessmann, Ludger
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2017
- Handle
- Last update
- 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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- Arbeitspapier
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- Lergetporer, Philipp
- Werner, Katharina
- Woessmann, Ludger
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2017
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