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<p>This study examines the influence of fiscal councils on public opinion regarding fiscal issues. Using a survey-framing experiment on a representative sample of 900 inhabitants of the Czech Republic, the study evaluates how the framing of a message regarding the negative effects of rising government debt would impact the attitudes of respondents. The results show that framing the message as coming from the Czech Fiscal Council does not increase its credibility. Fiscal councils should not focus on persuading the public of their viewpoint on public finance issues, but rather utilize the knowledge of agenda-setting theory to gain media attention for fiscal issues.</p>
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This study examines the influence of fiscal councils on public opinion regarding fiscal issues. Using a survey-framing experiment on a representative sample of 900 inhabitants of the Czech Republic, the study evaluates how the framing of a message regarding the negative effects of rising government debt would impact the attitudes of respondents. The results show that framing the message as coming from the Czech Fiscal Council does not increase its credibility. Fiscal councils should not focus on persuading the public of their viewpoint on public finance issues, but rather utilize the knowledge of agenda-setting theory to gain media attention for fiscal issues.

The Impact of Fiscal Councils on Public Perception: A Survey Experiment in the Czech Republic

Prague University of Economics and Business

Faculty of Economics, Czech National Bank

Financial Internet Quarterly

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This study examines the influence of fiscal councils on public opinion regarding fiscal issues. Using a survey-framing experiment on a representative sample of...

The Impact of Fiscal Councils on Public Perception: A Survey Experiment in the Czech Republic

Data publikacji: 20 cze 2024

Zakres stron: 77 - 88

Otrzymano: 25 mar 2024

Przyjęty: 15 maj 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fiqf-2024-0013

Słowa kluczowe
Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Councils, State Budget, Government, Economic Policy

© 2024 Pavel Morda et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Impact of Fiscal Councils on Public Perception: A Survey Experiment in the Czech Republic

Data publikacji: 20 cze 2024

Zakres stron: 77 - 88

Otrzymano: 25 mar 2024

Przyjęty: 15 maj 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fiqf-2024-0013

Słowa kluczoweFiscal Policy, Fiscal Councils, State Budget, Government, Economic Policy

© 2024 Pavel Morda et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Councils, State Budget, Government, Economic Policy